The Rockets provided great assists, Westbrook beat his predecessor with 21+6+11! Jokic scored 44 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, which was a huge upset.

The Rockets provided assists, and Westbrook scored 21+6+11 and successfully defeated his predecessor! Jokic scored 44 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in a double-double but still suffered a big upset.

Westbrook tore his predecessor

After losing to the Grizzlies with a huge 41-point gap in the previous game, the Kings lost eight games in a row and faced off against Westbrook's old team, the Nuggets. In the end, after four quarters of fierce battle, the Kings defeated the Nuggets 128-123 to finally end the long eight-game losing streak.

For the Kings, who are beleaguered internally and externally, and whose core players such as Savoy, LaVine and DeRozan are involved in trade rumors, the outcome of this game is irrelevant.

But for Westbrook, this is an important game to complete self-proof. What is quite interesting is that the Rockets, who are also Westbrook's old team, also provided divine assists when Westbrook led the team to an upset victory over the predecessor Nuggets.

During the offseason, Westbrook refused to exercise the Nuggets' player option worth $3.5 million. However, unlike outside speculation that Westbrook voluntarily left the Nuggets in pursuit of a big contract, the breakup process between the two parties was not pleasant.

Westbrook publicly stated that it was not that he was unwilling to stay with the Nuggets, but that the Nuggets did not want him to return, and he would not stay where he was not needed, so he decisively chose to leave.

In this context, Westbrook made 9 of 16 shots in the game, scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. In the final quarter, he made 6 of 7 shots and returned to his peak. He scored 15 points and tore apart his predecessor.

Westbrook's performance has also earned him the respect of his opponents. Nuggets reporter Ryan Blackburn posted: "Westbrook showed a strong will to win and led the Kings to this victory. His performance was really great!"

US media Legion Hoops also lamented: "To be honest, it's hard to believe that no one is willing to sign Westbrook during the offseason. This is so shocking. Westbrook has proven with practical actions that even in the 18th season of his career, he can still score on any night."

This is also the epitome of Westbrook's impressive performance after joining the Kings this season and gaining a bigger role. In the past 5 games, he averaged 13.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 37% from three-point range.

Facing Westbrook, who was dreaming of returning to his peak in the final quarter of the game, the young fans wearing the No. 0 jersey from Westbrook's Rockets era also held up a Westbrook MVP sign.

Westbrook also used his performance in this game to once again prove that there may be parallel imports for the No. 1 pick, but there will definitely not be parallel imports for the MVP.

The Rockets provide assists

As Rockets reporter Chris A. White said after the game, the Nuggets unexpectedly lost to the Kings in an upset, because the Rockets greatly consumed the Nuggets yesterday.

This game against the Kings led by Westbrook is the Nuggets' second back-to-back game. In the previous game, the Nuggets and Rockets fought fiercely until the last moment to win a strong dialogue. The physical fitness and state of the Nuggets team were obviously affected in this game.

Jokic burned out

With the team in poor condition, Jokic is still the most reliable role for the Nuggets. After defeating Shen Jing in the previous game, he scored 44 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in this game, and made 16 of 28 shots. Whether it is efficiency or production, it can be said that it is an honor to defeat.

Facing the rampant Westbrook in the final quarter, Jokic made 7 of 9 in the final quarter and 3 of 4 three-pointers. He scored 20 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but he was unable to get enough help.

With this performance, Jokic has scored at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game for the 21st time in his career, successfully surpassing Embiid's 20 times and becoming the center who has played the most games in the NBA in the past 55 years.