Down all five starters due to various ailments, the Nuggets embodied Ish Smith’s competitive ethos. In a game that didn’t mean much after the Nuggets sealed the No. 1 seed by virtue of another team’s loss, it meant a lot to those that played.
Down all five starters due to various ailments, the Nuggets embodied Smith’s competitive ethos. In a game that didn’t mean much after the Nuggets sealed the No. 1 seed by virtue of another team’s loss, it meant a lot to those that played.
“I’m happy,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “ I’m almost a little off. I thought we should have won.” While Nikola Jokic , Jamal Murray , Michael Porter Jr. , Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope all sat, the Nuggets, collectively, fought. The 66-32 advantage in points in the paint suggested a team unwilling to concede without its regulars.
In the third quarter, the Nuggets exposed even more porous driving lanes and thin interior defense. Brown attacked with intensity, and Braun, when he wasn’t knocking down 3s, ran the floor hard. Even DeAndre Jordan, who started as well, was impactful. Doing his best Jokic impression, Jordan registered a double-double through just three quarters. By the end of the third quarter, when the Nuggets trailed by just three, Denver had already logged 54 points in the paint compared to Phoenix’s 24.
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