Westbrook pushed the double MVP to the bench, the Kings defeated a strong team for the first time this season, and had three shots in hand to disrupt the Western Conference

Harden scored 55 points, and the Clippers defeated the Hornets 131-116 to end their losing streak. The Magic defeated the Knicks 133-121. The Hawks defeated the Pelicans 115-98. The Bulls beat the Wizards on free throws 121-120. The Pistons defeated the Bucks 129-116. The Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 102-96. The Kings narrowly defeated the Nuggets 128-123.

In today's game, the most explosive personal performance is of course Harden's. 55 points in a single game set a Clippers single-game personal scoring record. The 25th time in his career with 50+ points in a single game also tied Kobe, tied for third in history.

But the most unexpected result of today's game was that the Kings narrowly defeated the Nuggets 128-123 in an away game.

Before today's game, the Nuggets ranked second in the Western Conference with 12 wins and 3 losses, and the Kings ranked second from the bottom in the Western Conference with 3 wins and 13 losses. In addition, it was the Nuggets' plateau home court. It should have been a one-sided game no matter how you look at it. However, in the end, the Kings came from behind and completed the victory and staged a counterattack.

The Nuggets took the initiative at the beginning and maintained the lead for almost the entire game until Westbrook broke out in the fourth quarter. Westbrook scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, including a three-pointer that opened the score at the last moment and a two-pointer that sealed the victory.

Westbrook scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, including 15 points in the fourth quarter. DeRozan scored 17 points and LaVine scored 15 points.

Jokic scored 44 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, Murray had 23 points and 9 assists, and Johnson scored 20 points in the starting lineup.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time the Kings have defeated a strong team this season! Their previous three victories were against the underdog Jazz in the West, the Warriors who were short of major generals, and the Bucks in the East. The Bucks currently only have 8 wins and 9 losses, ranking in the middle of the Eastern Conference.

The Kings were able to defeat the powerful Nuggets, and Westbrook was indispensable.

In fact, in terms of lineup, the Kings this season are not bad, with Sabonis on the inside and LaVine, Westbrook, DeRozan, Schroeder, Monk and other players on the outside. But at the beginning of the season, the Kings performed poorly, losing consecutive games and ranking last in the Western Conference.

And their rotation and lineup have been changing. From the beginning, Westbrook was a substitute, then Westbrook started as a power forward, and recently, Westbrook started as a point guard and Schroeder switched to the bench.

It has to be said that today's victory may make the Kings more determined to the current rotation lineup, which is Westbrook starting, partnering with LaVine and DeRozan, Schroeder and Monk as substitutes, leading the second lineup.

Schroeder and Westbrook have similar styles. Schroeder has performed well in FIBA ​​in recent years and is the double MVP of the World Cup and European Cup. Westbrook is getting worse and worse. He almost lost his job this summer and finally joined the Kings at a low salary.

At the beginning of the season, many people predicted that Westbrook would play Schroeder as a substitute. This is also true, but the Kings' poor record gave Westbrook a chance. At least now Westbrook has seized the opportunity. Sabonis also missed this game due to injury.

When Sabonis comes back, the Kings may put out a starting lineup of Sabonis, Murray, DeRozan, LaVine, and Westbrook. This lineup is useless in defense and focuses on offense. Westbrook's impact, backcourt rebounding ability, and habit of pushing counterattacks may be of great help to DeRozan and LaVine.

The Kings have three guns in hand. If they find a suitable way to cooperate, they may disrupt the Western Conference. After all, in today's Western Conference, with a record of five, they can squeeze into the top 8, and the gap behind the Kings is not that big.