Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets 2nd Qtr Full Highlights| Dec. 25| NBA Highlights 2023

Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets 2nd Qtr Full Highlights| Dec. 25| NBA Highlights 2023

Well most of the quarter but guys kept going and they closed the quarter pretty strong and we’re uh we survived how would you assess your defensive play so far uh not great but the one thing we haven’t done is foul and that’s a big deal for us so I’m I’m I’m glad they

Didn’t go to the line uh but we’ve got we gave up a couple of back Cuts we got to clean that up thank you Merry Christmas so Merry Christmas to all of you watching a happy holidays to you and your families Ryan ruko JJ reck Richard Jefferson Katie George with you as

Porter hits again in Michael Porter Jr with 13 first half points by the way that first quarter just the second time this season Steph Curry has been held scoreless in an opening quarter the other time also came against Denver back on November [Applause] 8th Golden State’s bench did a nice job

At the end of the first to cut into the deficit out is Porter knocks down another that’s going to be a long two for Michael Porter Jr and he’s just at three Bron psky two of two from downtown and he’s so good ktie and I did his Summer League game really struggled

Through summer league there were people even questioning but once you got him with the veterans once you got him with the group then you could start to see his basketball IQ and I think he’s shooting it way better early on than I think a lot of people expected Jackson’s

Floater too strong Thompson the rebound out there with Paul paj jimsky Char and Wiggins I just Jackson Watson Porter and brown for Denver I just love the confidence of paj jimsky though he’s coming in as a rookie playing with really four hall of famers as Paul one of those Hall of Famers

Knocks down that three but coming in with the confidence to fit in Excel play Big minutes it’s something the Warriors didn’t have initially with some of their draft picks and they’ve got it this year Watson in the corner he yic barrels N9 for 25 that certainly factors into that but hasn’t been as

Good finishing this year maybe a regression to the mean coming at some point as Curry can’t hit again from three yet to score in this first half Murray look at a shake free of pimi he hung nicely Caldwell po short again on an attempt up to Thompson Thompson draws

Two paj jimsky guarded by joic paj jimsky look at to take him into the paint kaminga contested beautifully by Porter and a nice defensive set from Denver it’s Springs transition Gordon gives it up Gordon will take and H needed that worst here’s Curry but jamski throws it

Away Murray dashing down the floor he gives it up Pinsky on the steel golden wow the rebound also got away with a travel so if that ball had gone in it would be under protests by a lot of the NBA refs on Twitter Murray buries the three a 70 Denver

Run no surprise it happens once yic and Murray come back in Paul into the mid-range [Applause] no Murray wants it yic the spin the twirl to the point where a lot of games they were playing Seven guys and so if we get deep in the season he’s going to have Jamal Murray

Or yic on the court one of those two guys on the court at almost every time yeah and you’re saying that number will look a lot different than it does right now exactly and that definitely hurt your second unit little Twan action Murray yic Murray on the Fall Away in

This studio to take you through a long afternoon and evening of basketball take a look at the difference with the Nuggets a plus 18 with joic on the floor this afternoon meanwhile Steph Curry just one point does not have a field goal yet in this game after the Warriors bench had erased

A 10-point deficit built a modest lead Denver on an 110 run it ends there on a Wiggins three we’ve talked about a little the inconsistencies this season for the Warriors and certainly they’ve had guys in out of the line if they’re going to become an Elite basketball team again

Andrew Wiggins has to play the way he played two years ago and for the first half of last season when he was an [Applause] Allstar Wiggins a career low 12 points per game the shooting has struggled as well he’s had some moments coming off the bench of late before dealing with

Illness and missing the last two games he’s going to continue to come off the bench here is curry connecting on a three first field goal of the game for Steph Curry recently had his record streak of consecutive games with a made three end at 268 straight games Murray no Looney

Flags it down into the arms of curry good response out of the timeout from Golden State Curry travel he just doesn’t look comfortable as he normally does he doesn’t have his flow you know even here you talked about the one kind of mist travel here knocks down the three some miscommunication

There with Gordon and kcp kcp thought that was going to be a switch which allowed him to create that separation in space but you talk about Comfort a lot of this is kcp just completely locked in right now defensively five to shoot kcp in and out on a three Paul leaves for

Curry dancing into the paint Curry no look Looney couldn’t handle it Wiggins fouled by Murray and that will be number three on Jamal Murray going back to Reggie Jackson right now Reggie Jackson has done a pretty good job of holding down the PT in Jamal Murray’s absence so you know

When you talk about this de nuggets team and people are wondering yes they won the championship but to me they are still them and Boston are the two best teams in this league and I would still say the Denver Nuggets if the playoffs were to start and everyone’s fully

Healthy the Nuggets would be the team to beat was interesting too hearing Michael Malone talk about his bench composition Reggie Jackson running that second unit and how he has a veteran starting five that he doesn’t have to worry about a lot and then a a bench that relies

Heavily upon young players who he has to really coach up bring along develop said it’s it’s a fun challenge in Chucks to position as a coach shot clock down to three here Looney able to muscle it in around jic eyes up slow it down in general golden state

Has played at a much slower Pace since Draymond Green suspension as Paul can’t hit the mid-range knocked out of bounds to Denver and I know so much has been said about draymond’s importance but that to me defensively yes but the pace he’s the one that creates shots for so many

Players on their team so when he’s been in and out of the lineup and you see struggles from clay or you see struggles from from from wigin it’s like he’s such an important part to what they do but that pace is a huge thing that the Warriors have been

Missing that is turned over that’s another inaccurate pass from Denver eighth turnover of this first half for the Nuggets who are one of the best in the league at protecting the basketball third in offensive turnover percentage and you take a look at this first half bench points 28 points for

The Warriors only eight points for the Nuggets so you know if you’re going into this second half you wonder is Mike Malone going to shorten his is he going to shorten his rotation is he going to keep you know joic and Jamaal Murray’s already in foul trouble so I’m really

Curious to see the adjustments he’s going to make two for one opportunity for Golden State Curry finds a foot and it’ll stay St here with the Warriors Curry just one for five in this first half Warriors in a stretch where they play 11 of 13 at home including seven straight following

This one in Denver Thompson just just took a little hop right in front of the officials that’s the 10th Warriors turnover [Applause] and that’s something that Golden State’s done a better job of during this winning streak just protecting the basketball we know they always deal with turnover

Issues but 10 in this first half

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Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets 2nd Qtr Full Highlights| Dec. 25| NBA Highlights 2023