The reigning champions impose the law of Ball Arena by winning the 13th game out of 15 after the break for the All-Star Game, putting pressure on OKC for first place in the West. Michael Porter Jr. is sensational with 13/16 shooting to finish with 31 points and reach 193 triples made in the season, a new franchise record for a single year, surpassing Dale Ellis in 1996-97. However, the Knicks’ good momentum was interrupted as they lost after 4 games without going beyond Jalen Brunson’s 26 and Isaiah Hartenstein’s 20.
Nowadays the triple doubles of 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to which Nikola Jokic has accustomed us are no longer news, who like all the Nuggets had circled this match on his calendar to “avenge” the -38 suffered in New York last year. January 25th. The worst news of the evening, however, was Jamal Murray’s exit from the field one minute from the end due to a sprained ankle: his condition will need to be monitored.