NBA regular season: Wei Shao's 22 points set a new career high for the Nuggets Jokic reversed the Nets in overtime with a large triple-double

On October 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nuggets defeated the Nets 144-139 in overtime, and Choi Yong-hee did not play. The Nets led by as many as 17 points, and the Nuggets managed to close the gap in the second half, sending the game into overtime and eventually winning. Wei Shao came off the bench and contributed 22 points and 5 assists, shooting 5-of-12 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range and 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, setting a new Nuggets career high in scoring. Jokic had 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists to record his second triple-double of the season and the 132nd triple-double of his career. The Nuggets scored 20+ points to win the game.

Statistics

Nuggets: Jokic 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, Westbrook 22 points and 5 assists, Murray 24 points, Gordon 24 points and 5 rebounds, Porter 16 points and 5 rebounds, Braun 12 points, Watson 7 points, Strauser 7 points

Nets: Schroder 28 points and 14 assists, Thomas 26 points, Johnson 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Zaire Williams 18 points, Finney-Smith 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Claxton 16 points and 12 rebounds, Wilson 11 points and 5 rebounds

The star of the game

Jokic played well, recording a triple-double, and Willis also had the best performance of his Nuggets career so far. The Nuggets scored 20+ points to win the game.

Game recap

In the first quarter, Johnson and Schroder hit three points in a row, and Porter and Murray also returned the color. Schroder continued to hit a three-pointer and Gordon scored a layup as the Nuggets trailed by two points at 15-17. Finney-Smith scored on a layup, Johnson hit a three-pointer and Schroder scored five more straight points to give the Nets an eight-point lead. Westbrook scored a layup, and with Zaire Williams' open dunk, the Nets stretched the margin to 13 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Nets led the Nuggets 40-27, and Schroder had 13 points, 4 assists and 3 three-pointers in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Wilson hit two free throws, Claxton made a layup, and the Nets had a 17-point lead. Watson and Braun scored back-to-back points, Jokic scored with a hook shot, and Strauser hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to eight points. Zaire Williams hit a three-pointer and then blocked Willis, and Jokic made a layup. Johnson hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Braun responded from the outside. At halftime, the Nets led the Nuggets 72-63.

Gordon scored a layup, Murray hit a three-point shot, Gordon dunked a backhand, and the Nuggets trailed by only one point. Schroder hit a three-point shot, Jokic made a layup, Gordon hit another 2+1, Finney-Smith scored five points in a row, and Murray hit a shot. Thomas hit a three-pointer, Johnson scored on a throw, and Willis scored on a mid-range shot. Wilson hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Claxton scored four straight points. Wei Shao hit a three-point shot with the ball, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nets led the Nuggets 99-96.

In the final quarter, Watson hit a three-point shot, Wei Shao scored a layup, and hit a three-point shot after two free throws, and the Nuggets overtook the Nets by 5 points. Schroder hit a layup and Zaire Williams hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 106. Willis dunked, Zaire Williams scored on a layup, and Murray scored on a dunk. Thomas scored six straight points and Strauser hit a layup. Gordon scored again with a back-dunk. Claxton dunks in consecutive aerial shots. Gordon hit a three-pointer and Thomas scored four straight points to give the Nets a three-point lead. Jokic scored on a layup, Finney-Smith hit one of two free throws, and Jokic scored again, and the two sides tied the game at 125, leaving the Nets with 8.8 seconds. Finney-Smith missed a three-pointer and the game went into overtime.

In overtime, Thomas hit a shot, and after Jokic hit two free throws, he scored under the basket. Porter and Murray hit layups, and the Nuggets went on an 8-0 run. Schroder scored five points in a row, Braun hit a three-pointer, Claxton scored a layup, and Johnson hit a three-pointer. The Nuggets eventually beat the Nets.

Both sides start

Nuggets: Murray, Braun, Porter, Gordon, Jokic

Nets: Schroder, Thomas, Johnson, Finney-Smith, Clooney