Miroslav Cuk

The end of the game came to several twos. Jamal's twos made turnaround fading long twos and two clutch missed free throws. Two turnaround short jumpers by the worst basketball player in the world according to 76ers fans Tobias Harris and two more clutch made free throws from him. The Nuggets were just short of a very satisfying comeback but they have to realize

Or they had to realize they were out-hustled and out-physicaled by the guest team.

Two nights later, Michael Porter Jr. and the Brooklyn Nets came to town. It was the story of four quarters. In the first one, it was Michael Porter Jr. versus Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray and Peyton Watson. So the Nuggets held to a four-point lead. In the second, it was Mike again and Tim, Jamal and Bruce Brown who were carrying the load. So the Nuggets created a 15-point lead

at the half which should normally mean an easy win against the bottom feeder from the east at 5280 feet of altitude. Alas, the Nuggets figured out a way to score only 15 points in the third and despite having a pretty successful defensive effort lost almost all of their halftime lead. Mike continued to light the nets on fire and the good guys had too few guys capable of scoring in that period.

Naturally we got the drama in the fourth. Mike continued his scoring masterclass, this time backed up by Drake Powell, whoever that is. Jamal started the quarter rough, but he was there when the game was decided in the last two minutes. Got some help from Bruce and Jonas and eventually secured the 13th home win of the season, snapping the three game home losing streak at the ball. Yikes.

Jag kan inte säga vem det var, jag säger bara att namnet rymde med Kares.

Anyway, Shamsi boy who previously raped the English language by saying that Yanis Adetokounmpo is ready for a new home at the February 5th trade deadline or in the off season. I mean Shams buddy, Yanis is not buying a house. He requested a trade. Stop bullshitting the bullshitter. I promise to call you out for stuff like this.

Jag digresserar för hårt här. Shams rapporterade att vår herre och räddare Nikola Jokic planerade att komma tillbaka i den här matchen mot Klippers. Jag kunde ha uttryckt hans tweet lite. Han kom tillbaka och även om jag trodde att han var lite rastig och försökte hitta ut hur man skulle bli involverad i aktierna av teamen som spelat.

en väldigt annan bransch för den senaste månaden, så hittade han fortfarande en sätt att dominera med 31, 12 och 5 på 11 skatt från området i 24 och en halv minut. Nej, han gjorde inte 10 träd, men det ser ut som att han grann Joel Embiid-tape för en månad, eftersom han drack fouls och free throws med råd. 17 free throws, för att vara exakt.

Several other guys had great games. Payton was scoring in bunches in the first quarter. Jamal and Tim Hardaway Jr. in the third. But as the rule of Miroslav says, in the end, Joker scores the most points. And we shouldn't think too much about it. Three opening night starters are still out. Aaron Gordon is nowhere near coming back at this moment. And yet the Nuggets feel reloaded and ready to chew gum and kick some ass. And they are all out of chewing gum.

All right, it is time for me to bring in my guest for today. As you know, I try to bring the most relevant guests every week. And since we are fast approaching the trade deadline, it is time for the biggest CBA and salary cap expert in the Nuggets universe. From Stats Perform, it's the Statsquatch, Jake Coyne. Welcome back to the show, Jake.

Jag älskar det, jag älskar det. Man ska alltid ta de sakerna med sig och inte flytta från historien, tror jag. Så Jake, låt oss börja med förra nattens spel. Vad stod ut mest för dig mot Clippers? Det som fick mig mest uppmärksamma är att Peyton Watson fortfarande har möjlighet att sprida sina ögon och skapa för sig själv.

Och andra, trots att de har återkommit till den största poängguarden i games historia. Vad såg du från Nuggets ledande spelare, Joker, Murray, Payton och Hardaway, den senaste kvällen?

Så Nuggets hade en rolig 15-spel. Jag vet inte om rolig är rätt ord att använda, men de spelade 15 spel utan Joker och de hade så många andra startare missade i den perioden också. Och de har fortfarande lyckats komma till, vad var det, 9-6.

vilket är väldigt bra jämfört med vad de brukade få när Joker var ute i flera spel. Men en sak som jag är glädjad över är att den här perioden är slut.

Because as fun as it was to win more than lose, the Nuggets had this negative point differential in those 15 games and we've been mocking the Lakers all season for having a negative point differential for the entire season even though they still have a pretty good record and they're top five in the West. I haven't checked the standings today.

So, are you relieved that now we don't have to grasp for silver linings and just concentrate on actually building chemistry with the main guy? Oh yeah. Yeah, it's a huge relief. And I think like

By the way, the breaking news from today is that the Spurs just lost the game. So the Nuggets are actually alone at the second seed right now in the West. Of course that's very fragile and might change within 24 hours. But let's enjoy this moment in time where the Nuggets are just, I believe, five games behind OKC. And they're...

Nu ska du spela OKC fyra gånger innan slutet av säsongen börjar på söndag. Vad är dina förväntningar på morgons spel? Förväntar du dig den fulla rostern från Nuggets att spela imorgon?

Så Aaron Gordon kommer att vara ute i nästa fyra till sex veckor eller fler, förhållandevis, för han kommer bara att bli revaluerad i fyra till sex veckor. Så det behöver vara en annan typ av packningsordning. Och du vet, Aaron har varit ute i lång tid redan, så de har redan skapat ut lite saker. Hur skulle du