Jokic, Denver Nuggets blow Game 7, eliminated by Minnesota
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2024
- Ryan Blackburn reacts to the Denver Nuggets stunning 98-90 Game 7 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets led by 20 points early in the fourth quarter before an offensive collapse led to a competitive fourth quarter. The Timberwolves, led by Anthony Edwards, simply made more plays than the Nuggets. Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic showed up for Denver, but they weren't perfect, and the Nuggets needed perfection. Ryan discusses what went wrong, how the series was lost, and what to make of Denver's 2023-24 season.
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Humbling moment. Lose by 45 then blow a 20 point lead in G7 at home. Pride comes before a crash. They were talking trash as front runners. Now the coach is cursing reporters. 🤦♂️
Denver stopped being aggressive the whole second half. They went for way too many three pointers.
Minnesota packed the paint and dared Denver to make 3s. Checkmate. Smh
Well Ant had Murray in handcuffs the 3rd qtr
That’s what happens when you run out of gas you don’t have the same physical ability to score in the paint. Jokic looked gassed only sitting 1 minute in a game 7 Jamal Murray was gassed he could barely get over screens in that final stretch.
@@TimAllen-fs2rglike Braun had Edwards in handcuffs
@@pelibruh2978 hilarious. They doubled teamed him . What game were you watching ? Anyway Jayden McDaniels, Naz Reid , KAT carried the load as Ant bitch slapped Jamal on defense in the second half . So congrats on a game 7 loss . You were so close
there is no excuse for what happen in second half and MPJ is not worth the money that they gave him like that is a 3rd option on a team ? just no
Minnesota's defense basically took him out of the series! Because MPJ has an average handle at best, and can't dribble-penetrate with any efficiency, they simply shadowed Porter Jr the whole time. When he did get open looks, he didn't hit them with regularity. You would think that, at 6-10, he would attempt to affect the game in other ways, by crashing the glass and/or being impactful with his defense and loose balls. Very little! Minnesota's D made him look average!
Thank you Ryan for all your work this year. Always calm & cautious, you were the voice of reason. Never overreacting. Cold pitiless analysis. And you are truly dejected, like most of us.
the bench had NO impact which is exactly what BB brought. You seem too focused on data and seem to miss the play. Gordon is a gamer, an impact seize the moment kind of guy and lets not forget that AG spent the entire game guarding everyone
Jokic can’t do it all when no one else hits anything, the wolves are like double and triple Jokic no one else hitting
A roller coaster series that culminated in a roller coaster game 7. The Nuggets looked tired having to keep coming back from horrible losses and it caught up to them…
We need to move some guys. Need to move Zeke and some other pieces so we can have some good role players.
Zeke, Reggie, mpj
Hope to see you next season Ryan!! And will still be listening if you’re doing shows this summer :)
As a Wolves fan, respectfully you guys aren’t going anywhere. We’ll see you again next year. That being said, the MOMENT we saw you guys lose Bruce Brown, I knew we would win.
Bkowing a 20 point lead...
Denver needs a better bench, or a real 6th man
You mean the zombie of Reggie Jackson isn't a good 6th man option? Lol. Yeah, I couldn't believe they didn't try and make ANY moves at the trade deadline. People keep saying there were no high profile players available, but come on! Get somebody. Hell, in regards to bigs, bring in Dwight Howard on a minimum....he would have done it. Would have beaten having DJ over there being a cheerleader as a back-up big or Nnaji, who they were never able to convert into a passable bench 5.
Murray aut,Jalen Brunson in,MPJ aut, KD in.
What are you talking about? I think you mean what has MPJ 's family done to themselves. Not was has happened to their family.
MPJ's family is a red flag for him going forward. Dump his toxic selfish laziness now.
Exactly! Porter Jr, or his family, are hardly victims here- lol! Also, when one listens to Porter Jr talk, with that slow, methodical, and lazy tone, it's a perfect reflection of how he plays. One can hardly accuse him of being a "high-energy" guy! Multiple times during the series, I would see him simply watch his man beat him for a rebound or loose balls!
Mpj needs to go man is like a magician wows you some days but his main act is disappearing
They rely too much on 3s especially in 3rd. They should have change their tactics like more attacking the inside or mid range.
They get up ⬆️ and then do the low IQ low motor thing and jack 3s
This is the quintessential example of why you don't allow a series to go to a 7th game when you hv a chance to close it out in 6. It sounds cliche when it's said, "Anything can happen!" but, it's absolutely true. The Nuggets offense all-of-a-sudden becoming stagnant and going cold in the 3rd quarter is a perfect example. Also, the lack of a bench caught up with Denver! I also think that, when Minnesota suddenly cut it to about 6, Denver was almost in shock; they didn't know what hit them. Everything on offense afterwards was either iso-mode with Joker and Murray or an outside shot in desperation. The latter-half of the 4th quarter, Denver was gassed! They stood and watched while Minnesota was flying around going for steals and dunking put-backs. When Gobert hit the turnaround jumper with the shot-clock running down- I knew it was a wrap! Huge blown opportunity for Denver! To me, they were the obvious better team, when playing at their best but, I think they just assumed Minnesota would fold- they didn't! It cost them a chance to repeat as champions!
They didn't blow it, they got beat by a hungrier, younger, defensive juggernaut. Jokic is still the best player in the world but he needs help bigtime.
Jokic 7-17 and only 2 assists in the second half. Has to do more in a game 7. Aaron Gordon was incredible games 4 and 5 but came up short tonight. Wolves better
This was a choke job! No doubt about it, however, they were died. By the middle of the third quarter, this team looked like they just did not have enough in the tank!
MPJ did not show up at all... He was almost useless! Jokic need more help and J.Murray cannot be the only ball handler!
Jokic was ready to go home.
We have no real bench so the starters have been worn down all season. This is the GM's doing. He wanted to build up a bench for several championships even if it meant costing a back to back. Hopefully his plans come out.
Ya and then Malone didn’t let the rookies get play experience! Genius
Told you so!
No the Bench, MPJ, KCP and AG need to make an impact
yes
The Nuggets #1 problem: The Jokic infallibility thesis.
Jokic playing 46 minutes in a game where they were up 15-20 points is the worst thing Malone did. He was clearly gassed by the end. Forget shots, there was no energy. Its a fireable offense.
Minnesota's ability to continually throw 3 guys at Joker and, Denver's lack of an adequate big to spell him, took its toll. Not only does the staff need to find a big to spell Joker during the regular season and playoffs but, a big who's versatile to play the 4 and 5 and, also fits seamlessly into their offense. Sounds easy theoretically but, isn't always easy to actualize with salary cap and/or player availability issues!
When they let Brown and Green go, they needed to give MPJ more responsibility. What wing in today's era can't run a PnR?
many parallels between avalanche and nuggets post season. Both teams looked tired . Both teams had anomalous occurrences, one had addiction cause a player to just vanish, again , the other had crazy blowouts. What they both had in common is that they just aren't the best teams in their sports. They both need additions to line up.
The bench didn't step up. They missed Bruce Brown and Jeff Green a lot.
Miss those dudes in uniform
One didn't move a needle at all and the other is now retired.
@@bigalshotsauce ring and 4 MVPs I think we’ll be alright baby girl.
Nuggets under pressure reverted to being soft and passive. Jokic in the 3rd quarter didn't do what was necessary to stop the bleeding. MPJ is obviously not that guy and overly relying in Murray has proven to be a mistake. Shame that management and Malone have wasted at least 3 or 4 years of Jokic's prime. Now a one championship team is a real possibility, if not probability, and they showed such a lack of mental toughness this season and in this series that I don't know how they can recover. If Jokic goes inside they win--but like many games they lose he was unwilling to. Murray overdribbling against pressure was terrible too. Malone was a non-entity this game, arghh.. An all time choke after an all-time rout in game 6. Soft and weak-minded all the way around.
Oh, calm down about Brauns defense. They were doubling Any everytime. The problem with Braun is he is afraid to shoot. If he even saw Robert on the court he was passing the ball.
Zeke, mpj, jackson gotta go. Being in Robert williams to back up jokic
Man, I would have called in sick if I were you
not good not terrible but terrible
the nuggets were running on fumes just like you are Ryan and if they had won this series they wouldn't have beaten Dallas
Im thinking the same. They trailed for 70% of minutes in the LA series for a reason.
Maybe, just maybe, Minnesota IS that good.
get Kevin Love
Jokic zero defense doesnt hurt him a bit as "the best player in the series"? Hes a cone
LeBron set this up. The Lakers were getting 70 points in the paint. The Nuggets were solved.
The nuggets were always overrated.
Im soo tired of Jamal Murray
Same here he dribbles that ball way too much that no one else on the team can get a rhythm going especially MPJ
T-Wolves are in the same tier as Nuggets but T-Wolves window is next ten years. Ant is 22 and will only get better. OKC and Dallas are in a similar, better situation. Nuggets' superstar is 29 and is questionable if he will sign another contract. Nuggets have a 3-4 year window in an extremely competitive conference where all superstars are young. This is a good situation to be owned by Kroenkes, for them this is a business and a business failures have consequences. Have no doubt there will be big changes.
They need changes
wolves are trash.we beat ourselves
Wolves window isn't 10 years cause the new CBA. They put this into place for parity. Will be much harder to maintain roster construction for contenders. The team who actually has a window of 5+ years is probably OKC due to their draft capital. Nuggets window is probably only 3-4 more years, but changes do need to be made.
Everyone but Jokic should be on the table depending on the offer.
@@user-ci7vu7eo9wi agree. We were better. We shoulda won. We fucked up. 3/5 were atrocious in game 7. And Murray so bad on the 1st 6 games.
Wasn’t this said before about the suns & grizzlies with Booker & Ja??