“Jamal Murray & Nikola Jokic are the best duo in the NBA” – ESPN on Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 142-121

“Jamal Murray & Nikola Jokic are the best duo in the NBA” – ESPN on Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 142-121

Toyota Locker rooma Port Vic Lombardi Bill hansik and Christopher Dempsey fellas a lot to get to in this game but those games that you’re supposed to blow out teams they blew out a team more than a blowout Vic I mean that was annihilation in the first half this game

Was all about the first half they built a 39o lead the most in nuggets history uh just hitting on all cylinders shot it well defended well devs brilliant in the first half yeah brilliant in the first half and it allowed you to H you know have a little laps in that third quarter

And still be able to write the ship and win going away and so yeah they the when you are coming off a game like the Boston Celtics and into a game like the Utah Jazz can you keep your energy level up can you keep your focus level up to

Be able to take care of the task at hand uh the Nuggets were brilliant in all those areas today uh and they get the victory speaking of Brilliance Jamal Murray had it going on early you could just tell by the way the way he shot the

Ball the way he reacted after his shot Futures in your hands presented by The Ball Corporation 37 points for Jamal Murray six of nine from three also had seven assists he hit early he hit often guys he hit him everywhere big time and Big Time Again first half DS he had 24 8

Of 12 five of six behind the arc oh forget the layup go to the three-point line yeah and you saw a lot of the off ball catch and shoot stuff as well look at this this is uh action run for him off the ball again and uh so you know I

I think the other thing with the Nuggets offense is they’re so comfortable with him on or off the ball and so is he and when you can do both like that gives yourself a chance to really push that number up high if you’re making shots I

Have to ask the question because a lot of fans are asking the same thing the game was over uh in the fourth quarter especially with three minutes to play and both Joker and Jamal are on the court why well I think that it’s because the

League got back down to what 15 14 14 uh and and Coach Malone like he’s made no bones about it I mean if the lead is going to get you it was 39 so when it brittles down to that you’re probably going to get the starters just to make

Sure that no funny business is at hand and you might lose a game that you should definitely win the downtown breakdown is brought to you by star lemon lime soda the official soft drink of the Denver Nuggets and they shot the three ball from everywhere look at the

First first half all those basketballs they had 14 threes in the first half 14 of 20 overall yeah look at all the on the left side they didn’t miss one from the top of the key to the left side devs few on the right side but wow and they

Got him in every which way possible I mean you saw that first one was a paint touch good ball movement swing pass to the corner that one was in transition this one is if you’re going to go under the screen case he’s going to knock it

Down in uh in your face this is good passing and transition again they made these shots in every way you could possibly make a three-point shot and hands and Vic said this at halftime you know it was contagious and it was contagious from the start uh the Nuggets really look

They were still 5 of 12 in the second half which is 41% which is still a good percentage from the three-point line all this proves too there are so many different ways to win a basketball game and the nuggets have figured out each way they beat Boston the other night

With four made threes four they make 19 tonight they win both games yeah you know the actually the Jazz dominated the paint but but if you look at the difference in nuggets 11 more made threes that’s 33 points right there so really doesn’t make any difference what

You do in the paint exactly right that’s that’s my equation the entire time the entire season it said you had better if you win the paint don’t get obliterated at the three-point line because if you get obliterated at the three-point line it does not matter what you do in the

Paint even if it’s the easier shot Nico yic you guys get a little scared late in the first half when he grabbed his hand after JN on 12 shots that’s that’s just mindblowing he just and then you know we keep talking about that the Broncos are looking for a

Quarterback he went deep twice tonight for Success wow look at what he’s doing against the Jazz uh just demolishing them every time he steps on the look at the shooting percentages at the field goals every single time out and they can’t that’s close to 90% maybe 85 it’s

80 something yeah they can’t stop him um not even a little bit and and look Walker Kesler is a big dude but but you know I I I think it this has been said now recently on these broadcasts and and it’s right which is you forget how

Strong nicolea yic is and no matter how big you are he seems to be stronger than everybody uh that guards him and uh he sees the fruits of that against the Jazz I’m looking at this three shot is this jacket too loud I feel like Ray coft you

Know what that’s pathe Jack your little pocket square what is this little thing up here have no idea it looks like a I don’t know let show you our Wagers for the night compliments of Fanatics the Nuggets came in big favorites VI I love this jacket you almost swept tonight but you

Got Aaron Gordon wrong got Aaron Gordon wrong you called Nico out I called I question your your thought process on that I had the spread covered in the first I should have told you Aaron Gordon was so tired dunking in that Boston game he needed a night off

Basically in that department when we come back we’ll hear from coach Malone as his nuggets allow 44 in the first half and then 44 in the third quarter what was sort of the the message after that third in terms of just what what changed uh defensively and energy wise

Yeah we stopped playing yeah that was aoke it was embarrassing you know um I can I can hear my father who’s up in heaven I hope he’s up in heaven but every time we get a big lead he said it you guys are the same old nuggets for

Nine years now you get a big lead stop playing stop doing what got you the lead and you let teams back in almost every single night so I I I could my father was right here tonight talking to me saying I Told You So and uh was really

Proud of our approach to start the game I mean again the way we approached this game uh to build a 39-point lead was outstanding unfortunately coming out of the half uh we did not do anything remotely close to what we did in the first half to get that lead and uh do

Never that that’s a Learning lesson for us don’t get bored with success and uh you know to allow 44 points in a in a a third quarter 60 three from the field five turnovers six offensive rebounds like they’re Pros man they’re going to keep playing and we stopped playing uh I

Felt that bench unit in the fourth quarter uh they at least played with a little bit more conviction and um now we were able to pull away you know once they cut it to 14 but um we’ll take the win you know uh we’ve been struggling within our division so now we’re six

And5 in our division we’re 8-1 out of the break we have 18 games to go but you know it’s all about creating habits in that second half we did not create good habits so does tonight leave you more frustrated than satisfied with the result I’ll take a win all day I mean

This uh an ugly ass win is better than a pretty loss so I’ll take the win but I’m not going to let this slide and say this is acceptable and uh you know again for me it’s oh he scored 142 points that doesn’t matter we did not build the

Habits that we need in that second half and uh and our starting five they as veterans have to be a lot better than they were tonight and I I was talking to DeAndre Jordan walking out and I said I’m really nervous about us because we we’re going to guys are going

To go away from what we did to get the lead and it’s exactly what happened so um but you know I’m not going to you never are disappointed with a loss this is a wins and loss business so we got to win tonight at a very pivotal time of

The year but I am not you know um just going to accept how we played we have to be better we have to hold ourselves to a much higher standard what can you say about the way the production was dispersed tonight the uh dispersal was great 39

Assists um I think we had 30 fast break points I love how our fast we’re playing Katie uh going into tonight’s game out of the break we’re averaging over 20 fast break points per game that’s been a real real positive for us um and everybody was involved I mean we had

What six guys in double figures everybody contributed um but once again you know this game should never have gotten as close as it did give them credit for making their run you know they’re going to make a run at some point um but you know he shouldn’t have gone from 39 to

14 coach I know Christian Brown F out of this game but he gave you guys a lot of good minutes just can’t take him with you I like it can’t take him with you what what can you say about his game and the way that he’s sort of turn things

Around here yeah well I think he’s been playing well for a while now you know and um I think just kind of for him it’s getting back to being who you are you know I mean like being the best Christian Brown and that means aggression that means physicality that

Means attacking that means rebounding I mean tonight 13 points uh four rebounds and I don’t mind the fouls because they were physical fouls it’s one thing if his Ticky tack reaching soft fouls I felt he was fighting picked up a couple in the post fighting after switching so

Uh five of five from the field shot the three ball with great confidence no hesitation goes three or three so a really complete game for CB and and happy for him have have you noticed any difference in Jamal Murray post Allstar in the way that he’s played with that second unit

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“Jamal Murray & Nikola Jokic are the best duo in the NBA” – ESPN on Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 142-121