The Denver Nuggets are a fun team to watch at the very least. Adding to the always amazing performances of Nikola Jokic are those constant tweaks from Mike Malone that make it worth paying the price. NBA League Pass in regular season. In addition, the surprise factor that young players can bring you, Campazzo or a spectacular night of Jamal Murray are also worth their weight in gold. However, they are far from the top of the table, which is largely due to their defense. The staff of those in Colorado try systems looking to find the key, but the different parts they have in the roster they limit them a lot.
After losing two men who understand both the game on the defensive parcel like Torrey Craig and Jerami Grant, the Nuggets have seen a big downturn from previous seasons in this regard. And, precisely, it was the current Milwaukee Bucks player who last night was in charge of embittering the evening of a Jamal Murray much more intermittent and irregular than we could expect. Without Jrue Holiday to stop him, the Canadian stayed at 4/17 on field goals and 1/7 on triples. Reason for anger and self-criticism for a player as demanding as him.
In the third consecutive defeat of his team and only one more to be left out of the positions of playoffs the point guard was very clear with the problems of this team: “We are not playing well in defense, we are not talking enough. We are just not being good enough. We do it for periods, we do it for parts of the game, but we are not enduring the long stretches that we need. Our offense is not maintained as we normally do ”. Also remarkable, the fact that he has also contrasted that regularity in attack that they lack and that few speak of.
More forceful and with less detours was his coach, Mike Malone, who said, without mincing words, what many of us think: “We have lost three games in a row because we do not defend anyone.” Finally, it should also be noted that Jamal Murray recognized part of the blame for the defeat and was really frustrated by his disastrous performance and by his physical condition, removing the focus on him. head coach and appreciating all the changes he made to reverse the situation on both sides of the court.
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