The Denver Nuggets Are The BIGGEST Threat In The West…
All right so look when the Denver Nuggets walked in the crypto Arena they stood on business and straight snatched the Lakers chain just showing them that they’re still a major threat in the Western Conference it was truly a full team effort from the nuggets as they were making tough shots finding each
Other on the floor and certainly wasn’t scared to challenge at the room having players like Watson is extremely valuable because on this fast break you can see he’s able to get in front of Russell to force this pass away but then with his high level of agility Watson’s
Able to turn slide his feet quickly to go downhill around holiday and when LeBron thinks he has this easy lay over Murray Here Comes pton Watson out of nowhere to send this back outside this ability to pinpoint his targets and navigate to them on the
Floor is absurd as on this play here he slides over to take away this layup opportunity for Russell and then right when you think he’s running out to ruy he shifts directions when he sees Prince pushing towards the middle of the floor and mop he sends his back going the
Other way it’s amazing to see a young guy contribute like this and to make things even greater he even challenges a seven-footer in Jackson haes at the rim and shows him that he’s really not to be played with yeah I know ridiculous right the young guys for this Denver Nuggets
Team were making plays as not only Watson came up big with some nice blocks but Christian Brown got himself a pair of blocks as well to gain possession for the Nuggets going the other way it’s nice to see a team contributing on all levels and not just looking for the star
Player to make plays out there usually we can see yish doing the heavy lifting when it comes to setting up his teammates but with this High pick and roll being set Hayes has to stay with Murray due to him attacking aggressively downhill so now since Prince stops in
The middle of the paint to take away the lay inside for Murray this makes LeBron have to pick between Peyton or mpj and as we all know mpj is a fireball who can light it up on any given night with his 39% three-point shooting opposed to pton
Watson who only shoots 33% from Deep so LeBron should have been closer to Michael Porter Jr instead of playing the middle but now when the pass is made the close out is non effective and mpj knocks it down that pick and roll is highly effective especially when it’s
Joic and Murray because they Garner a lot of attention so when 80 makes the Fatal mistake of digging in to bother Murray he’s actually bothering the Lakers defense Itself by opening up mpj and now his bombs away Murray was setting up his guys in multiple ways
Just carving LA’s defense up so when he splits through after the failed double team since Naji rolled to the paint this may LeBron shift over and let me ask you this what do you all see happening on the floor if you guessed the back door cut from Watson you will be correct as
Once Murray gets free he can Lop it up for the alley connection it’s truly beautiful to see a team work as a cohesive unit like this and when you have multiple guys on the court who can feed each other in even the tightest spots this is when you really become a
Problem watch this play here where yic setting the screen allowing Murray to run off going towards the left side this is all intentional because with mpj on the three-point line on this side it makes LeBron have to stay out on him or if he decides to help it could get swung
Out a porter so now since he stayed there’s no Rim protection down low Murray can get behind the defense and get the easy one inside now as much as the team ball movement is a stapling the Denver Nuggets game we all know the head honcho is Nia yic and when the defense
Has to stick him they literally have to watch out for everything when he’s operating at that nail area with brown on the pick and roll yic is able to Diamond to Christian on the roll and instead of LeBron staying out on a hot shooter in mpj and letting Anthony Davis
Protect the room he digs in to try to get his steal so once Brown has stopped inside it’s an easy kick out for the Easy Money triple you truly have to be aware of everything that’s going on and not try to cheat the play or else you
Can end up like D’Angelo Russell all out of position and now this back door cut is wide open for another two points in close it’s many ways this offense can be affected with yic leading as when he gives up the ball early on this play and Watson runs through this makes the three
La Defenders all stick a man but the thing is you’re leaving yic uncovered so once the pass is made to him he can catch step around Prince and with no resistance can kiss this off the glass that pushing of the pace gives the nuggets the advantage as the defense
Can’t get properly set up and since Gordon is a high level threat inside it makes La sink in to contain him but these mistakes can’t be continuous because they are constantly leaving open and Elite shooter Michael Porter Jr who SS yet another three-pointer throughout the course of
This game Porter was picking his spots wisely and making the most of his shots and this led to him shooting 100% on the night going 10 for 10 with five threes for 25 points Not only was mpj extra hot but other guys were adding getting their
Fair share of buckets as Jamal was out there making Defenders look clueless when he stops on the dime to pull up he was tying together that handle to create separation from the defender for a clean look at The Rim after the step back and when he wanted to really showcase his
High level of shot creation that’s when he drops off this mean spinoff fade going left over ruy that confidence in his game helps the Nuggets so they don’t always have to depend on yic all night but trust me if needed yic is going to will this team to a w when starting off
The game it was apparent that yic was going to be aggressive when it came to scoring as his first bucket comes off this back down into the paint and right as ad slides over he Ops into the short fade over the top the very next play for
Denver they get yish cleared out on this low right block but when him already bullying ruy LeBron rotates over to gamble for a steal yish feels him coming around so he tucks it in tight to avoid this strip and now it’s an inside bucket with two baskets on ruy early they put
LeBron on yic for a possession but now with the attention all on stopping yage ruy is just too deep in held position to be guarding mpj so Murray swings it out for yet another triple it’s crazy how easy yic makes it for others but also for himself when he’s scoring with that
Fade already being effective for two of his buckets early on when he sets up that action again ruy is ready for it but with yic being two steps ahead he decides to spin off ruy instead and with that height advantage and soft touch is this elegant floater over the top
Dropping through the net that fade is something you really have to look out for as yic can pull it out at any time to bank it off the glass over you but not only that you can’t afford to sleep or play off yic because as you can see
When yic curls around the screen LeBron sits back in the paint which allows yic to be wide open so at this moment he has two options he can can use the floater over the defense or he can go with the ladder and lob it up to Gordon for the
Slam with the perfect players around him that can benefit off his gravity when yage attracts the attention of multiple Defenders this allows him to Showcase that amazing passing and team chemistry that has been built I understand why the defense will send these doubles because you truly want to get it out of his
Hands or else he’ll just dismantle you inside and I mean hey when he wants to get in his bag a little bit he can fake LeBron out with that ball fak The mpj Cutting Baseline and float it up over the defense this game was full of great
Plays from the nuggets and aggression on their side and when the buzzer went off they found themselves in the driver’s seat with the w if you ask me honestly this team is well polished and is most certainly the biggest threat in the Western Conference I know some people
Won’t believe the hype and they’re going to say well if they’re the biggest threat why aren’t they the first seed and all this blah blah blah blah blah but when you really sit down look at the teams experience and how well they mesh on the court you can see the Denver
Nuggets just have this it factor and can make a run to be back-to-back Champions if you enjoyed this video be sure to drop a like before heading out I thank you all for your support and I’ll see you in the next video
The Denver Nuggets are one of the most polished teams in the NBA & when you’re led by Nikola Jokic, it’s not farfetched to say they could find themselves back in the finals. This Nuggets team has very great chemistry and an Elite leader In Nikola Jokic, so it will be exciting to see what comes in the playoffs
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29 Comments
Great vid, brother. Here before a mil.
Yes, as long they stay healthy
great commentary. well done
Even without Contagious Caldwell-Pope the Nuggets are sick.
If Watson keeps developing, he can be the next good Nugget player.
3:19 Darvin Ham: "Fuuuuuhhhhgh" 😦
Joker is a mentor and he's changes the way these guys are playing
It's old school, team basketball and I love it. So much fun to watch.
Good defense and Nuggets can take the Celtics
Don't forget, the Nuggets went into Boston and gave them their first L at home. Denver has the best player in the NBA and he is both a question and the answer.
Michael Jordan once said “teamwork makes the dream work”
Not just the West but the whole NBA, no one is beating this team in a 7 game series
y does king always get 3 steps?
Not just a threat.,still the champs..
AD great defender but his body frame cant compete against Jokic, Jokic can just bully ball him
This was a great breakdown of the game ✊
It would be awesome if the Nuggets were to go back-to-back and also have Jokic win finals MVP and regular season MVP. That would put him up there in the conversation for sure, top 10 in my opinion.
MURRAY has been out for 10-15 games or something, that’s why they’re not #1 in the West. If he had been healthy all season, they’d be #1 easy
Automatic in the clutch.
100% shooting…
When he barks the last Word of the Sentence..
I’m my opinion the nuggets have been playing on cruise control. I don’t think they have actually stepped it up yet. But just wait until the playoffs.
Playing with Joker must be so motivating.
@ 5:50 you can see Jokic making some gang signs (joking joking) while making eye contact with AG and AG pointing up. Nice play
great video!
Underrated channel 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Since Lakers won the In-Season Tournament they’ll be 7th seed in playoffs even though they end up as 10th seed. I don’t think winning that silly tournament should give seeding privilege but whatever. I think they’ll end up playing Denver and be swept.
If the Nuggets stay healthy, there is NO team that can beat them in a best of 7.
Period.
Love your breakdowns, keep it up