So while Jokic had his worst game of the series, Nurkic had his best. Jokic's poor play wasn't a complete coincidence, as Nurkic made things consistently difficult for him on the offensive end, and he also made him work defensively by going right at him. He was a team-low -32 in the 27 minutes that he was out on the floor, and he was often outclassed on both ends by Nurkic. Overall, he had a very tough time creating for himself, or his teammates.
#NUGGETS VS BLAZERS SERIES#
In what was his worst game of the series by far, Jokic finished with 16 points on 7-for-18 shooting from the field, just one assist and two turnovers. Jokic has had a stellar season, and he's very likely going to be crowned MVP in the coming weeks, but man, he had a rough outing in Game 4. Now, the former teammates are adversaries in the first-round series between Denver and Portland, and they had two very different performances on Saturday afternoon. Then, the Nuggets decided to roll with Jokic and traded away Nurkic.
Jusuf Nurkic got the best of Nikola Jokic this timeĪt one point in time, Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic were teammates on the Nuggets. Before moving on to that game though, here's a look at three major takeaways from Portland's win in Game 4. Game 5 is scheduled for Tuesday night with the opening tip scheduled for 9 p.m. With the win, Portland evens the series at 2-2. As a result, the fourth quarter was largely garbage time with both teams emptying their respective benches.
In the end, that deficit proved to be too much for Denver to overcome. Norman Powell led the charge for the Blazers on the offensive end with a game-high 29 points in Portland's 115-95 victory.Īfter holding a 10-point lead at the halftime break, the Trail Blazers really broke things wide open during the third quarter, as they outscored the Nuggets by 17 points during that frame alone. After dropping two straight games, the Portland Trail Blazers came out and dominated the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series.
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