The Denver Nuggets are in bother

There is a bonus to taking part in in Denver – the altitude. Nary is there a Spurs recreation in The Mile Excessive Metropolis the place Sean Elliott doesn’t point out the distinction it makes for gamers who’re acclimated versus gamers coming by means of on a highway journey.

Moreover, we’re speaking in regards to the 2023 NBA Champions, so it stands to purpose that Denver needs to be heading to Minnesota with a 2-0 lead, or on the very least a cut up.

However dropping recreation one at residence after which shedding the second by 26 factors exposes extra than simply chinks within the armor, the Nuggets will not be positioned to make a second journey to the NBA Finals.

Contemplating that Minnesota was lacking beginning middle and four-time (and now reigning) Defensive Participant of the 12 months Rudy Gobert, the Nuggets path to victory ought to have been nearer than in recreation one.

If we’re being sincere, the Nuggets didn’t look good throughout their first sequence. The Lakers spent more often than not on prime, however Denver was capable of fireplace the jets within the ultimate minutes to come back from behind victories.

Jamal Murray made two highlight-worthy buzzer-beaters through the four-game sequence. In actuality, they need to have by no means wanted ultimate photographs to determine the video games. The Lakers needed to play-in for a shot within the postseason, the Nuggets had been tied for first place within the Western Convention.

Certain, the Lakers had been thwarted in 4 video games, however a missed shot right here and there and the reigning champs are preventing their solution to the Western Convention Semifinals.

With Karl-Anthony Cities and Gobert within the paint, Nikola Jokic is having to regulate his gameplan. In Recreation 1, The Joker went for 32 factors with 8 rebounds and 9 assists, simply teasing of a triple-double. In Recreation 2, he scored half as many factors. However including sixteen to his tally wouldn’t have modified the end result of Recreation 2.

Michael Porter, Jr., Jamal Murray, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope all scored in single-digits.

As for Minnesota, when Anthony Edwards isn’t making his case for greatest participant within the league, Naz Reid is including to the explanations he was awarded NBA Sixth Man of the 12 months.

Between Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Halliburton and Darius Garland, it seems like the children are prepared to start out knocking a few of the “elders” to the facet and take the highlight.

Will the Denver Nuggets get swept?

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