MIDEN FUERZAS / MEASURING FORCES
A new year begins, a 2023 full of excitement and talent on the planet of the giants as is the NBA, a day of January 1st that begins a new stage in the league and in turn gives continuity to the regular season schedule, in this case with two protagonists who are currently dominating each of their conferences and are emerging as strong candidates to reach the promised land in late April, which is when the post-season begins.
JORNADA DE AÑO NUEVO / NEW YEAR'S DAY
Denver has lately become accustomed to have very good results in recent times in the ''West'' conference in the NBA, this thanks to the performance of its top player Nikola Jokic who has been recognized as the figure of the league in the last 2 seasons to be awarded as the most valuable player, is no small thing, it means that it is the most dominant and decisive piece not only of his team, but of a whole group of teams that are truly competitive.
It is no coincidence that the record of the Denver Nuggets is the best on this side of the championship, Jokic has led this team to have a record of 23 and 12, and not for less, the man averages almost a triple double for each presentation with his team that is, that at the time of each performance of the European means that he scores more than 10 points, gets more than 10 rebounds and an average of assistance that is around 10 points, translating that to that his numbers are 25.5/10.9/9.5 every day.
And all this was reflected plemanate on the court against the team of Boston, the thing goes seriously and has been pointed again a triple double, to command his team to maintain the top of the ''West'' conference, a work of the Denver team, which covered almost all the commitment, dominating all the quarters to consummate the triumph, the trend continues and Denver with this harvest reaches 24 and 12, a very good record to be already in these instances of the championship.
The Boston team has ratified and demonstrated that what was achieved last season was not by chance, and that the second half of last season so positive, after the pause of the All-Star game, reflects that they have a very talented quintet and that this season will repeat on this side, Miami and Chicago are no longer the same as in the past, but there are other quintets like the Nets, the Cavaliers and the Bucks who have good numbers but I think Boston is much more.
Boston despite the loss to Denver looked good, they have maintained their position, and their performance is the same, good defense and good men on offense, very efficient that led them to always be in the commitment, I have always thought they are a very complete and very fast team but they lack someone tall, who physically can stop their opponents, Jokic case that yesterday dominated in several aspects against the Celtics.
Denver has taken advantage of the European player very well, who have coupled it much better to previous campaigns, the 2 most valuable player awards have been more for their individual performance, but in this 2022-2023 we have seen a mixture of that talent with the collective performances with his teammates, translating that, not only in the positive record that the Colorado quintet currently has, but also in the fact that they are shaping up to reach the maximum this season, a conference final, they have been close, to an NBA final, it is possible, Jokic's performance and resources have reached them for that, and maintain that level which is very high.
UN JUGADOR CON MUCHOS RECURSOS / A PLAYER WITH MANY RESOURCESEUROPE IN NBA HISTORY
The resources that Nikola Jokic has are very valuable, he is a type of player that stands out not only individually but also contributes a lot as I said to the collective, one of the causes also of his good numbers is that he contributes from long distance, this being an element that adds more weight to his profile, since everyone expects a penetration or an attack to the hoop due to his height and physique that is very strong prototype in the best style of the recognized and very talented German player Dirk Nowitzki.
Un duelo más en donde salen victorioso los Nuggets gracias a la actuación de Jokic, un paso más que los acerca a culminar con una campaña con registro positivo, y en una buena posición en la tabla, es muy temprano para decir algo sobre el rendimiento final de un equipo, pero al ver que Golden State, Phoenix y Utah están fuera de los puestos de clasificación, Denver cobra más protagonismo, debido a que es un conjunto más colectivo, que Memphis y New Orleans, que son los equipos la cual tiene por debajo de ellos en la conferencia, veremos que es el lo que sucede en los proximos dias y meses de la temporada, pero los chicos que rodean al jugador más valioso de la Liga, han mostrado de que tienen madera hacia un futuro cercano.
One more duel where the Nuggets come out victorious thanks to the performance of Jokic, one more step that brings them closer to finish the season with a positive record, and in a good position in the standings, it is too early to say anything about the final performance of a team, but seeing that Golden State, Phoenix and Utah are out of the qualifying positions, Denver takes more prominence, because it is a more collective team, than Memphis and New Orleans, which are the teams below them in the standings, we will see what happens in the next days and months of the season, but the guys around the most valuable player in the league have shown that they have wood for the near future.
HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / SEE YOU NEXT TIME
