The second unit was what lost us this game. I think it's time to pull the plug on Wiseman-Kuminga together. They were the worst unit last game too. Wise had a pretty nice offensive game but his defense was pretty awful today. Made DeAndre Jordan look like prime DAJ. DDV was also ugly today. And Poole was super tentative. Combine it all in one lineup and well that second quarter happens.
Credit to Denver though. They had an answer every time it seemed like the Dubs had a shot. And it wasn't just Jokic. KCP and Brown were great pickups and hit some tough shots today. Fun game and had a 15% chance to steal it when it should have been 0%.
Agreed. Kuminga JMG Wiseman second unit was abysmal defensively. Couldn't protect the rim or contest jumpers effectively. Offensively the spacing was horrible and Poole and DDV were just dribbling into a packed paint.
No synergy or chemistry yet. It could get better. I don’t like the hockey sub approach Steve Kerr used. I think we did much better with more staggered substitution patterns
Idk, I think it depends on how long he takes to start playing like himself. Knee injuries are hard to recover from physically but also mentally. I think one of his strengths was attacking the basket. I could imagine that being hindered by the physical and mental aspects of his injury. Also shiftiness and stopping is often difficult to initially recover and feel comfortable/natural doing
Sunday it’s the Kangz and good friend Mike Brown. Then our virtual seven game road trip in ten nights including both our games against Miami. Gonna be a rough one, gotta make sure we take care of business Sunday.
Idk I don’t think the refs could reward bones for running to a spot you should almost never run to when you are getting trapped. Both of those out of bounds lines are like defenders. I was hoping for the momentum home court call
I don’t really think that would of been a weak call and I think if he missed the shot then they would of called a foul. I’m not extremely upset over the no call but I think it could of easily been called a foul
Not so sure about Hornets, but the others, definitely. This game was a bit of a slap to the face. Denver will be a contender. The team is bigger and deeper than we are. Their bench outplayed ours and until the Warriors begin to get some defense and scoring out of them, it's going to be hit or miss. Don't know why Poole is not shooting more. DDV's shot missing. I thought the bench was stronger.
ok, please go to the post game thread for finger pointing, ice cream stories, and lamentations
https://dubnationhq.com/p/post-game-denver-runs-over-warriors
Loss is a loss but silver lining is Draymond looking like the old Dray. Idk how long he can play at this level but he was awesome tonight
A Bench loss. Beli’s Braun got a shout out from Jokic after the game
All Nuggets starters were negative on plus/minus; all Dubs starters were positive.
It felt like there were two key momentum killers during the 4th quarter comeback:
(1) JMG cutting the wrong way and Steph's pass missing him by a mile.
(2) Foul call on Dray during an awesome defensive stop of Jokic.
Both of them felt like they slowed or stalled out a run. Still, the Dubs got it within 1, and then Joker nailed a crazy bomb.
The crazy thing on the Dray "foul" is....Jokic made the shot on the fadeaway.
The second unit was what lost us this game. I think it's time to pull the plug on Wiseman-Kuminga together. They were the worst unit last game too. Wise had a pretty nice offensive game but his defense was pretty awful today. Made DeAndre Jordan look like prime DAJ. DDV was also ugly today. And Poole was super tentative. Combine it all in one lineup and well that second quarter happens.
Credit to Denver though. They had an answer every time it seemed like the Dubs had a shot. And it wasn't just Jokic. KCP and Brown were great pickups and hit some tough shots today. Fun game and had a 15% chance to steal it when it should have been 0%.
Agreed. Kuminga JMG Wiseman second unit was abysmal defensively. Couldn't protect the rim or contest jumpers effectively. Offensively the spacing was horrible and Poole and DDV were just dribbling into a packed paint.
No synergy or chemistry yet. It could get better. I don’t like the hockey sub approach Steve Kerr used. I think we did much better with more staggered substitution patterns
Ayton misses both FTs. Suns get the rebound, but they don't have enough time to shoot. Blazers win 113-111.
Well that’s something on a disappointing day.
#maxcontract lol jk.
The Ayton narrative is a no win situation for him
LOLSuns
I think we can all agree Denver is a *strong* contender. This was without Jamal Murray, who pushes Bones back in the rotation 😯
Oh, right. I forgot about him. Murray is probably gonna improve the Nuggets defense even more.
Idk, I think it depends on how long he takes to start playing like himself. Knee injuries are hard to recover from physically but also mentally. I think one of his strengths was attacking the basket. I could imagine that being hindered by the physical and mental aspects of his injury. Also shiftiness and stopping is often difficult to initially recover and feel comfortable/natural doing
Murray is not a good defender.
Nurkic fouls Ayton, but Ayton misses the first FT.
Sunday it’s the Kangz and good friend Mike Brown. Then our virtual seven game road trip in ten nights including both our games against Miami. Gonna be a rough one, gotta make sure we take care of business Sunday.
Okay I book the first visit of the season with the cardiologist. Damn, so early.
Nuggets need to close out games much better if they want to contend this year. Efforts like tonight won't get the job done.
They did nearly make a comeback against the Jazz a couple of nights ago, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
In fairness, they were playing the champs.
Blazers-Suns tied with 33.9 seconds left to go in OT.
Must be D Lee time
That Poole bucket should of been an and 1, overall great game that was entertaining. The bench kinda killed us this game imo
Yeah but we committed uncalled fouls on Den to get that turnover
Idk I don’t think the refs could reward bones for running to a spot you should almost never run to when you are getting trapped. Both of those out of bounds lines are like defenders. I was hoping for the momentum home court call
It would have been a super weak and 1 to tie a game. I'm good with the no call.
I don’t really think that would of been a weak call and I think if he missed the shot then they would of called a foul. I’m not extremely upset over the no call but I think it could of easily been called a foul
Like the super weak and one where Dray didn’t really foul Jokic? It needs to be consistent.
Yeah and more importantly that would have stopped the quick score on the other end… ah well
So, Brown was WIDE open and it was a fine pass but c’mon, the hyperventilating is getting tiresome. Whatever.
Entertaining game! Doesn’t really sting.
I hate losing but I did predict 6-4 start to the season.
@ Suns, @ Hornets, @ Heat, and @ Pelicans are gonna be tough games.
Not so sure about Hornets, but the others, definitely. This game was a bit of a slap to the face. Denver will be a contender. The team is bigger and deeper than we are. Their bench outplayed ours and until the Warriors begin to get some defense and scoring out of them, it's going to be hit or miss. Don't know why Poole is not shooting more. DDV's shot missing. I thought the bench was stronger.
Eh. The Hornets are bad, and those others are a'ight.
That definitely softens the blow!
Glad Jokic is OK after that collision
Dirty Dray?
Nope. Held himself up with one hand while making sure to push Jokic's leg to safety with the other.