Premiere with the right hand with show Jokic o Nuggets! The champions on a night where they presented the trophy in front of their audience made an ideal debut, winning 119-107 of Lakes in Denver with MVP of last season to achieve a triple double, against the “King” Lebron James.
In the matchup, the Nuggets were in control throughout, escaping early to +18 with Jokic starting the regular season strongly, as he had a harvest of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in 36 minutes of participation. His worthy supporters were Jamal Murray who scored 21 points, as well as Caldwell-Pope with 20 points and Aaron Gordon with 15 points.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 21 points, Tyrone Prince 18 points and Anthony Davis 17 points (but 6/17 shooting).
The twelve minutes: 34-20, 63-54, 87-80, 119-117
Nuggets: Gordon 15 (1 three-pointer, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), Porter 12 (2/9 three-pointers, 12 rebounds), Jokic 29 (3 three-pointers, 13 rebounds, 11 assists), Murray 21 (3 three-pointers, 6 assists), Caldwell- Pope 20 (2), Nagy 4, Key, Watson 3 (1), Jackson 8 (2), Gillespie, Pickett 2, Brown 5
Lakers: Davis 17 (6/17 shooting, 1 three-pointer, 8 rebounds), Prince 18 (4), James 21 (1 three-pointer, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Russell 11 (4/12 shooting, 2/5 three-pointers, 7 assists) , Reeves 14 (1 three-pointer, 8 rebounds), Hachimura 6 (3/10 shooting), Wood 7, Lewis, Redis 7 (1), Hayes, Vincent 6, Christie
Source: Sport Fm
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