Thunder-Nuggets Reaction: SGA & OKC dominate Denver + Mavericks CATCH FIRE vs. Spurs | Hoops Tonight
Jason Timpf reacts to Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook, and the Denver Nuggets’ 102-87 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and the Oklahoma City Thunder to kick off their starts to the 2024-2025 NBA season. Later, Jason reacts to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks catching fire in their 120-109 win over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
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31 Comments
Dude the youth is what it is we’re better, look at the Denver games from last year. We’re a better team, one year of maturity goes a long way
This guy will never admit thunder are a good team its always nuggets lakers and suns. Thats wht he gets paid for
Only chance the Nuggets have to beat OKC is if Joker goes Nuclear as a 3pt shooter along with MPJ & Murray having another 2023 WCF runs again.. they're bench is abysmal. Still have Joker but he's gotta have some kinda help🤷🏾♂️
Nuggets aren't even close to the same team without KCP & Bruce Brown.. it's jarring how different they look without those 2
The mavs offense looked great.. but can they defend in the playoffs with that trio starting
It felt like Wemby tried to make a pass when he should have shot, and he shot the ball when he should have made the pass
people like Jason need to realize JOKIC IS THE MATCHUP PROBLEM FOR TEAMS NOT THE DENVER NUGGETS THEMSELVES. Bench is worse and they will continue to look terrible unless Jokic plays 48 minutes. Cant see how a team like that u can favor to get out the west AT ALL lol
Denver has a rotation problem: Westbrook, Saric, Watson, Swather is probably one of the 10 worst benches in the NBA
To win, Malone will have to run Joker/Murray into the ground
That Denver Spurs Dynasty had a short shelf life
Do you not remember the Denver/Minnesota series? Denver just isn't good anymore. They have the best player in the world surrounded by a bunch of middle of the road dudes and bums.
Denver continuing to have a horrible bench and 5 man shifts to juice Jokic on/off numbers. I’m familiar with your game. Can’t trick me in MVP voting.
Denver easily has one of the worst front offices in the league and I'm not exactly sure it's close. These dudes should go to jail.
Dallas's perimeter defense won't hold up as we saw in the finals (+ they lost DJJ)
Man look stop with the Westbrook being scapegoated. He is no longer good. And thats ok. He is a hall of fame dude. But stop acting like teams doing him wrong holding him back. He cant play!!
Naw Jamal Murray is not that proven as an elite guy. Neither is mpj. They are good about half the time. Only way okc is losing this season to them is if they are the ones playing bad that night.
And people say wemby is better.
When Westbrook airballed. I knew it was one of those games for him
Okc didn’t even play that great and were missing guys fr. Denver got exposed big time and I wouldn’t my be surprised that the top 3 in the west are okc Dallas wolves
Is it just only me? I’m not that high on Christian Braun as a starter
The nuggets just seem like their second unit (when jokic is off) is “Jamal Murray please save us” even last year that’s what it felt like, and Jamal Murray isn’t playing at a star level they don’t look that good aside from jokic
The best years of Jokic’s career are being wasted as Denver has spent the last few years focusing on getting younger instead of building a stronger team. You only get a player of his caliber every 30-40 years, and instead of investing in top talent for a championship run, they’re starting to rebuild with younger players. After he turns 35, sure, they could use picks to develop a new generation, but now is the time to go all-in. If they don’t see his value, they might as well trade him now while he’s still valuable. It’s laughable to claim we’re playing for a title! Through his consistent performances and almost no injuries (which is rare for NBA players), Jokic has earned the right to go down as a legend with at least one or two more titles. It’s a shame for him and a shame for Denver.
Nuggets GM wanted to do a two timeline plan, hence why he didn’t replace brown or green with anyone after 2023 because he wanted to force malones hand and make him play younger guys, same with letting KCP and Reggie walk and not replacing them, Russ and saric is just so he has an excuse and can pin all the blame on Russ and Malone when it doesn’t work out
Nothing about Jokic crying to refs, not getting back, and being a cone at the rim? Thats just a Luka talking point I guess 👀. Love the show just some light teasing to stand up for my boy Luka 😤😂.
Lmao the nuggets went to the Lakers school of blowing up a championship team
Braun was a +8 in 29 minutes. Russ was a -24 in 21 minutes. Nuff said.
Not the same into music as nightcap 👀👀
4:14 Recap starts
Lookad like Russ is still on OKC, Chet is more talented than Wemby, Joker should ask for a trade, Nuggets can't beat OKC, Boston.. In best of 7 series. What a waste of Jokers prime.
The nuggets just don’t have the same talent as OKC. OKC is faster moe athletic and deeper.
Do you think Denver was a stinker because of the intimidation factor ..you know it started last year for them (Denver ) go look at the Denver post game after those games they are intimidated .. period!
Sorry Jason. Ur Nuggets take at ranking high at the top this year is looking rough atm