FIRST TAKE | “Nikola Jokic IS UNREAL tonight” – Stephen A. reacts to Nuggets dominate Knicks 113-100
The NBA where the Knicks have won four straight entering this they take on the reigning Champs in Denver they smashed Denver earlier this season here’s Michael Malone on this final match up against New York I think when you get your ass kicked by a team they have our full
Attention and uh we will definitely have our hands full if we don’t meet that challenge at all get your attention nuggets in the second down six oh yish it’s a blonde as Scott Vel with stay Sublime that’s why we stay Sublime right as jic finds Aaron Gordon
The Nuggets down four joic down low regulate left hand off glass 1610 and N at the half Denver leading by five too small Jamal Murray joic yic goes for a routine 301 and 14 the third player to record at least 10 30-point triple doubles in multiple Seasons joining Luke and Oscar Robertson
And the Nuggets get a 13 time welcome inside our NBA TV studios I’m Stephanie ready alongside Devon Harris and Channing fry seven games in the NBA on Thursday night and we are going to get to them all gentlemen are you ready I’m ready let’s go ready let’s do it first
Game up Nicks nuggets look at the two Villanova boys I love that and then of course the Joker is in the building that’s a problem um as evidenced by this first highlight he’s a bucket in the paintt I mean way way too easy oh Jeff up Brunson knocks it down Nicks up one
There and then Brunson drops it off yes parkstein okay hooping even though they’re beat up right now Nicks up 4842 here di come on now it’s too easy every game he does something crazy yic to Gordon for the layup and then yic finds Jamal Murray knocks it
Down halftime score Denver up 61 to 56 Michael Porter J you like this play Channing love it hey don’t pass to nobody when you’re the best shooter shoot that thing yourself he had 31 points and eight rebounds by the way no assists yic with the corner
Shot look at his pass he just spoon feeding everybody ridiculous just call him HomeTown Buffet he just feeding everybody yic this time works inside oh too small Banks it on high off the glass working all the angles look at this shot come on come on like who even thinks of
Shooting me yic had 311 and 14 boards by the way Bronson drives in he makes the layup he had 26 points n assists Jamal Murray off the dribble goes behind the back watch this play drops it off Aaron Gordon for the dunk plus the foul how good is Aaron Gordon
In this system it’s a perfect fit perfect perfect fit Denver wins it 113 to 100 Michael Porter Jr with 31 points eight rebounds and as you said chy zero assist we not looking for him to pass no but that’s not his job yic with 30 1411 another triple double let’s take a look
At these Western Conference standings uh ver now as you see in the two position but right there with Oklahoma City so that’s going to be ongoing as the season winds down and then you look it’s getting bottlenecked there in the middle um we’re going to talk more about these
Nuggets because there’s so much fun to watch and I know that you in particular Devon want to dive into joic and what he brings to the table I mean it’s a buffet he brings everything rebounding scoring passing whatever you want whatever he wants to serve you that’s what you’re
Getting I mean if you get him in the paint two feed and he scores better than most look at the strength he holds off one guy with the left to tip it in if you try to double on the backside he fires it on the weak side another
Probably the best half roller in the game just from a smart standpoint I mean he literally gives you everything you you need in a point and and he’s so unselfish where he doesn’t feel like he needs to score high points he he likes Jamal to take over the fourth quarter he
Finds Aaron Gordon underneath the basket time and time again and then when we got a shooter like Michael Porter Junior from the weak side I mean they literally can dice you up any way you want I mean it must be so much fun to play with him
Because you know that you’re going to get the shots that you want right you specifically which leads me to you chaining fry you like talking about big men who can shoot I wonder why yeah I don’t want no pass J I don’t want no passes he’s your perfect player he’s the
Most underrated shooter next to Anthony Simons in the NBA okay I I just don’t think we talk about how consistent yes he shoots a lot but that’s his role on the team why they’re Champions and for him to his maturity um you know is really gotten so much better each and
Every year that he’s been healthy and he just has the automatic Gerald or emerald green light and I love it it it’s just crazy um and to me I love watching it because he has evolved he has shots off the dribble he has these things but he relies on his
Teammates and he stays within the system and he excels in nights like this where you go oh you’re gonna double team the best passing big man ever and I’ll say that again the best passing big man ever okay I’m wide open and guess what I have no responsibility to to pass to anybody
Else love that 13 of 16 t i too it’s it’s wild and wide open at six times remaining schedule in the league interesting is last night more about Denver or Minnesota Stephen I think it was more about Minnesota simply because without Carl Anthony towns playing the
Second game of a back toback they came out on that floor and they fought against the reigning defending NBA champions led by the best player in basketball and Nia yic that’s the way I look at it it’s just that simple to me and so you come into a game we started
Off the show yesterday we were talking about Anthony Edwards and what he was going to what what he’s capable of delivering we were all singing his Praises or what have you he shows up on the court last night how does he start the game off playing Center you know for
The jump ball or stuff like that you just see a guy as JJ pointed out accurately yesterday that just gets it it’s not just about his youth um it’s not just about his ability as a play it’s that youthful enthusiasm that comes along with it him wanting to be out on
The court him wanting to perform him sensing the fact that he’s the Marquee and oh I’m going to answer the call and then going out there and going at the Denver Nuggets the way that he did the Denver Nuggets is just an elite team they’re champions for a reason yic is
Just something special to behold his backto back threes obviously you just look at you just throw up your head like this guy is Sensational he really really is but Anthony was finishing with 38 and8 I didn’t like the way Minnesota was jacking up threes in the fourth quarter
JJ too many threes weren’t really trying to get to the basket wasn’t making them because they just seem flat at that particular moment in time but I can’t say enough about Anthony Edwards from a personality standpoint his willingness to embrace the challenge the moment the hype and hoopla that comes along with it
That’s what I walked away thinking about and remember they play each other again I think two more times March 29th April 10th exactly so they play each other two more times they already one-onone on with the season and come playoff time call Anthony towns will be back and for
Based on what we saw last night if they were to meet it seems like it would be a highly competitive series which is all you can ask for yeah for for me this was more about the nuggets and I’ll say this as a player for 15 years and as now a
Fan who watches basketball every night I how many times have we seen a fully loaded team a very good team go against an underman team and that underman team outperforms expectations like this is an opportunity for each guy Luke Garza getting big minutes right this is an opportunity nil Alexander Walker having
Getting to play a bigger role the the Denver Nuggets right now to me are in Championship form I agree coach Michael Malone talked about this text message that nicoa yic sent over them along with Boston have looked like the class of the NBA since the All-Star break Michael Porter Jr the way he’s
Played the way he closed last night that’s what it’s about to me absolutely having that guy that you can rely on he is averaging over 20 a gamees since the All-Star break shooting over 40% from three and the interesting thing about last night 53% of clutch time this year
There you go the interesting thing about last night to me was this notion that uh we can beat the Nuggets if we make joic a score he had two assists last night only time he’s had that few of an assists was back in November against the Houston Rockets he feels the game he
Reads the game they start the game last night with Kyle Anderson on him what does he do plays aggressive he’s he got Luke Gars on him what does he do he plays aggressive he feels the game and he reads the game to Perfection almost every time I love him he’s great and I
Tell you I do understand your point about Denver I think that team is going to win a championship again and this is an interesting little rivalry because Minnesota played Denver very well last year they were down 3 0 they won the fourth game and they lost a game five in
Overtime did you do that game in overtime in Denver that was a great game they almost won they almost lost the game six in that series I did game three ofies I know you did but Minnesota played Denver pretty well I got to get Minnesota a little break to
Half the teams out so I’m not going to make too big a deal about that but I’m generally with you Denver continues they beat the Celtics twice they won in La when Kareem when uh Lebron had the 4,000th point earlier in the year on a Saturday night lot of hoopla they beat
The Warriors behind in Golden state that team is a tough team and I think they’re going to win the whole thing I want to say this I’m still not sold I’m not I’m not giving up on Boston I still think Boston I I think Boston and Denver
Appear to be on a collision course and I think that Boston that’s the finals we should have had last year Boston against Denver I thought it would have been a better matchup um in the NBA Finals I think definitely it would be an ideal matchup right then because second in
Terms of offensive efficiency Denver’s second only to to Boston right now at this particular moment in time last night Porter joic 22 points in the fourth quarter seven for seven shooting didn’t miss a shot Porter if he’s playing that way that’s the only time I
Look at Denver and I say no one has a chance I’ve been thinking Boston Boston Boston but if Porter plays that way and he’s more assertive more aggressive because you see him the times in the past correct me if I’m wrong being a bit more deferential to obviously yic and
Jamal Murray if this dude is aggressive and efficient like we’ve seen him I don’t think anybody can beat him I just don’t see that happening he’s figured out his role yeah and he’s embraced his role and so he has now he’s now comfortable with where his shots are
Going to be and when his shots are coming and I think that’s that’s a big thing Hello for Spee for Speee Fore spee foree fore speech foree fore fore fore spee For
FIRST TAKE | “Nikola Jokic IS UNREAL tonight” – Stephen A. reacts to Nuggets dominate Knicks 113-100
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Denver is better than you think.