Steve Ceruti

And it was just a lot of perimeter guys for them to figure out how they're going to match up against it. At the very start of the game, they came out with a zone with Aaron Gordon playing the ball at the top.

And it was just a lot of perimeter guys for them to figure out how they're going to match up against it. At the very start of the game, they came out with a zone with Aaron Gordon playing the ball at the top.

And it was just a lot of perimeter guys for them to figure out how they're going to match up against it. At the very start of the game, they came out with a zone with Aaron Gordon playing the ball at the top.

And whenever teams do that, it's like they're just afraid to do it for too long because I wouldn't necessarily point to and say, hey, they got away from the zone that was working so well for them. I never necessarily felt that way. But Denver's defense after the All-Star break was 23rd in the NBA. It's the worst of any of the playoff teams.

And whenever teams do that, it's like they're just afraid to do it for too long because I wouldn't necessarily point to and say, hey, they got away from the zone that was working so well for them. I never necessarily felt that way. But Denver's defense after the All-Star break was 23rd in the NBA. It's the worst of any of the playoff teams.

And whenever teams do that, it's like they're just afraid to do it for too long because I wouldn't necessarily point to and say, hey, they got away from the zone that was working so well for them. I never necessarily felt that way. But Denver's defense after the All-Star break was 23rd in the NBA. It's the worst of any of the playoff teams.

and I don't even know that that's their main issue because the scoring imbalance is a massive problem. I'll have moments where I'm watching Murray, and Chris Dunn is hounding the shit out of him, and I'll think, is Murray doing anything right now?

and I don't even know that that's their main issue because the scoring imbalance is a massive problem. I'll have moments where I'm watching Murray, and Chris Dunn is hounding the shit out of him, and I'll think, is Murray doing anything right now?

and I don't even know that that's their main issue because the scoring imbalance is a massive problem. I'll have moments where I'm watching Murray, and Chris Dunn is hounding the shit out of him, and I'll think, is Murray doing anything right now?

And his overall numbers are probably a little bit better than you would expect them to be, or maybe we're so conditioned to think of Murray as this playoff guy because if you were watching the Clippers broadcast last night, you saw that number that jumped up. I didn't even know it that... He has the biggest jump of regular season average to playoff average in NBA history.

And his overall numbers are probably a little bit better than you would expect them to be, or maybe we're so conditioned to think of Murray as this playoff guy because if you were watching the Clippers broadcast last night, you saw that number that jumped up. I didn't even know it that... He has the biggest jump of regular season average to playoff average in NBA history.

And his overall numbers are probably a little bit better than you would expect them to be, or maybe we're so conditioned to think of Murray as this playoff guy because if you were watching the Clippers broadcast last night, you saw that number that jumped up. I didn't even know it that... He has the biggest jump of regular season average to playoff average in NBA history.

So maybe you're expecting some of those Murray Lakers moments from a couple years ago. But against Dunn, it's just even I'd say this for him is that there are times where I am impressed with his ability to finish considering what he's facing defensively and knowing that especially when he tries to carry over those non-Jokic minutes, like forget it. They don't have to deal with anything.

So maybe you're expecting some of those Murray Lakers moments from a couple years ago. But against Dunn, it's just even I'd say this for him is that there are times where I am impressed with his ability to finish considering what he's facing defensively and knowing that especially when he tries to carry over those non-Jokic minutes, like forget it. They don't have to deal with anything.

So maybe you're expecting some of those Murray Lakers moments from a couple years ago. But against Dunn, it's just even I'd say this for him is that there are times where I am impressed with his ability to finish considering what he's facing defensively and knowing that especially when he tries to carry over those non-Jokic minutes, like forget it. They don't have to deal with anything.

They're just totally happy crashing on Jokic all the time. And they have the Zubat's luxury of Zubat's being able to at least hold up one-on-one against Jokic and impede his progress towards the rim. Like now you start looking at how Jokic, his eyes light up when he has Gobert one-on-one close in the restricted area against Zu. It's like, I hope I just get a catch down there.

They're just totally happy crashing on Jokic all the time. And they have the Zubat's luxury of Zubat's being able to at least hold up one-on-one against Jokic and impede his progress towards the rim. Like now you start looking at how Jokic, his eyes light up when he has Gobert one-on-one close in the restricted area against Zu. It's like, I hope I just get a catch down there.

They're just totally happy crashing on Jokic all the time. And they have the Zubat's luxury of Zubat's being able to at least hold up one-on-one against Jokic and impede his progress towards the rim. Like now you start looking at how Jokic, his eyes light up when he has Gobert one-on-one close in the restricted area against Zu. It's like, I hope I just get a catch down there.

There was another play where Westbrook was still in the game and Jokic was getting double teamed off the left elbow and he was being hugged by Zoo. And then Harden was hugging him on the other side. And I'm not complaining about a non-collar or anything like that. It's just physical basketball. And Westbrook, nobody cared about Westbrook.

There was another play where Westbrook was still in the game and Jokic was getting double teamed off the left elbow and he was being hugged by Zoo. And then Harden was hugging him on the other side. And I'm not complaining about a non-collar or anything like that. It's just physical basketball. And Westbrook, nobody cared about Westbrook.