Denver Nuggets Face Tricky Road to Playoff Success in 2024
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00:03 - Just talking about from the sexiness of the pick itself.
00:05 Oh, they won it last year plus 420.
00:07 Let me look at somebody else.
00:08 How should we approach the Denver Nuggets
00:10 moving down the stretch?
00:11 And also, how are you approaching the Denver Nuggets?
00:14 - Well, I think the reason why is,
00:16 no disrespect to Denver,
00:17 just been Boston's been not good
00:19 during the regular season, right?
00:20 And they've been dominant.
00:22 But when you look at it, folks,
00:25 should they be $2 behind Boston?
00:27 I don't think so.
00:29 What has Boston done in big spots?
00:33 Okay, let's go back a couple of years ago, right?
00:36 Up two games to one, NBA finals,
00:39 five minutes left to go.
00:40 They got a closeout, it's 3-1 at home,
00:42 the series over.
00:43 They choked.
00:44 They had game seven on their home floor last year.
00:47 They choked.
00:48 So to me, as great as Boston has been,
00:51 it's about the fact that Denver has been there
00:54 and they got this guy named Nikola Jokic
00:57 who's stats are unbelievable this year,
00:59 who's coming close to averaging a triple-double
01:02 that can literally impact the game any way you want, right?
01:06 On the low post, as a scorer or passer.
01:09 At the mid post, high post, top of the key.
01:12 Fast break, lead the break, don you up.
01:15 Play defense, rebound.
01:17 He literally does it all.
01:19 But to me, if it's Denver,
01:21 you know, yes, Jamal Murray was off last night.
01:23 I'm gonna tell you guys something right now.
01:25 Aaron Gordon, last night with 16-9,
01:28 I know Porter Jr. was great with 30.
01:30 But Aaron Gordon has got to be this Aaron Gordon
01:34 that you saw last night.
01:35 Aggressive, right?
01:37 Get to the free throw line.
01:38 Rebound, defend, get steals, right?
01:41 That's gotta be the guy
01:42 'cause Porter Jr. is gonna be up and down.
01:44 The other thing, quickly about Porter Jr.,
01:46 real quick, guys, I like 11 rebounds.
01:48 This is not a guy that's not been known
01:50 to go and mix it up.
01:51 He did a better job of it in the playoffs last year.
01:54 So now if you get Porter Jr., Gordon, Yokich,
01:58 rebounding like crazy,
01:59 there's no second chance opportunities.
02:01 But then it leads to a run out
02:02 where they can excel in transition in their home court.
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