Following in the footsteps of the Milwaukee Bucks, the Denver Nuggets closed the first Playoffs spot in the Western NBA

Nikola Jokic spent most of the early game finding and providing assists for his teammates. In the second half, he scored on his own and closed the game with a near-triple-double performance, scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

All five players in the Nuggets' starting lineup, including "The Joker", all scored above 10. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points, Jamal Murray contributed 19. Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr each scored. 15 points.

On the Detroit Pistons side, the super even performance of coach Dwane Casey's teachers and students showed 7 different names scoring over 10 points, led by 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals from Rodney McGruder.

However, after 3 rounds of struggling with the Western first-place team, the Pistons suddenly collapsed in the final round with a score of 14-33, having to admit defeat with a 19-point difference.

With holding the No. 1 position in the West for a long time, the Denver Nuggets closing the Playoffs is probably just a matter of time.

However, Jokic and his teammates showed signs of "relaxing" after the All-Star Break, having recently lost to 4 consecutive games in turn against the Bulls, Spurs, Nets and Raptors, a rare image of the players. top team in the region.

After three rounds today when struggling against the bottom of the Eastern group (Detroit Pistons), it seemed that the Nuggets were headed for the 5th defeat in a row.

Fortunately, Nikola Jokic and his teammates spoke up at the right time, showing the right style in both attack and defense to "suffocate" the opponent, winning the final.

Although the Regular Season has 4 weeks to go, the NBA has now found the first two teams to close the Playoffs early, the Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks. These are also the two teams with the best record in the whole tournament with 47 and 50 wins respectively since the beginning of the season.