MINUTI	33
POENI	31
SKOKOVI	10
ASISTENCIJE	10
ŠUT	12-19 | 63.2%
TROJKA	2-5 | 40%
SLOBODNA BACANJA	5-7 | 71.4%
BLOKADE	0
OSVOJENE LOPTE	1
IZGUBLJENE LOPTE	1

Nikola scored at the beginning and passed in the end, and the Denv

er Nuggets needed every bit of what he provided to avoid a big collapse.

„In the first quarter, they score 11 points and in the fourth they score 42,“ said Jokic, who had 14 points in the first. „It’s a huge difference. We have to be focused on closing the halves, closing the quarters, closing the games.“

Denver never trailed and led by as many as 23 points in the first half when its two 7-footers, Jokic and Plumlee, sat with three fouls each. The Grizzlies made a run and closed within 50-39 at the end of the first half, with the final points coming on a dunk by Brandon Clarke just before the horn.

DYNAMIC NIKOLA

Jokic had five of his 10 assists in the fourth quarter, including a no-look pass to Jerami Grant for a layup. He also had an alley-opp to Murray, and then rewarded Murray for a backdoor cut that led to another dunk.

„He’s playing at a high level and it’s really lifted our team,“ Plumlee said. „He always does one or two things a game that are impressive.“

NO FREE PASS

Denver didn’t attempt a foul shot in the first half, while the Grizzlies were 13 of 16 from the line. It is the second time this season a Memphis opponent has shot one or fewer free throws. The Nuggets got their first attempts from the line when Jokic hit a pair with 10:47 left in the third.

They finished 20 of 27 from the line.

31//10/10 –Šesti u sezoni.

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