Jokic, Nuggets Defense Shows Up in Win Over Celtics | DNVR Nuggets Postgame Live
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What were the key moments leading to the Nuggets' win over the Celtics?
oh baby let's go oh it feels so good let's go the water's warm everybody jump on in go let's go for a swim oh baby what is everybody welcome to the winner's line let's go Presented by Bet365. How are we doing our bets tonight? Oh, let's talk about it. Hey, we're with the Winners Lounge. We're also in the Toyota Winners Lounge driven by your front range Toyota stores. Toyota, the official vehicle of DMVR. Hop in the Toyota chat. Be kind to each other. Let's get the vibes up. This was a vibey win in many ways. In many ways, man. The defense showed up tonight at Ball Arena. Some extra preparation seemed to have had the Nuggets ready for this one as they get a blowout win over the red-hot Boston Celtics. Harrison Wind was kind enough to join us.
Man, it's always great beating a potential finals opponent in a regular season game like we talked about in the pregame show.
You laughed at this. It's possible.
How did Jokic perform in the game against the Celtics?
I am saying that with a little, I'm being a little facetious, but Boston's been a really good team. They've won five in a row. This is a great win. Any way you cut it. A much needed win and a great win.
It is a great win, man. We're going to take every win we can get right now.
What impact did Jamal Murray's absence have on the Nuggets' strategy?
We got superstar Dev here.
I cannot believe how much we all needed this win. We needed to see them bounce back, and I hope that they're here to stay.
How did Cam Johnson contribute to the game?
I hope so, too, man. It really was an impressive one. A Munder. When was the last time Munder was on the menu, Kale?
What were the highlights of Julian Strawther's performance?
Been a minute. The Nuggets get a Munder. 103-84. Let's go to a fast breakdown to relive all the glory.
What defensive strategies did the Nuggets employ against the Celtics?
I didn't take very many notes tonight. To be honest, it wasn't like, there wasn't a lot of points. It was kind of a dog fight. So there's not like that many like huge swings, but I'll start us off.
Nuggets have not had a Munder since January 22nd versus the Wizards.
So over a month. Yeah. Over a month, the Wizards and the Celtics. That's hilarious. To start the game, Jokic was taking threes. That was the first note of the game. Kind of a note. The Celtics force you into a lot of threes. They really pack the paint. Jokic had four in the first two minutes of this game. He was going to get his three shot up tonight. Nuggets were struggling to score and taking just a lot of threes as a team. They ended up taking a record 29 in the first half. What did they end taking? Did they take fewer? Only 43. Yeah, they called off from their attempts.
What are the implications of this win for the Nuggets' momentum going forward?
Yeah, that's crazy that it swung that wildly. Brayton Pritchard got two fouls early. Kind of a storyline, to be honest. They needed scoring, and he was in foul trouble most of the night. 24-21 Celtics after one. Second quarter, Murray not on the court. Questionable with illness. He ultimately did not return. He was out this game with an illness. Cam Johnson, I thought, did a lot of hustle stuff tonight. He was grabbing boards in that second quarter, if you remember, and hit a big three at a moment when... It just felt like Denver, every basket felt so big because it was such a defensive slog, but he had some big-time offensive rebounds and a three. Spencer Jones had three fouls pretty quickly. If you remember, like three minutes, he gets three fouls.
Then David Adelman, the mad scientist, goes to Jokic and Zeke Nagy, and he did it because he wanted Jokic to not be involved in the pick-and-roll, but they... had a big on the floor in Vucevic, who was setting the screen, so you needed a big who can switch. So they go with Zeke Nagy, and he actually played really well in that second quarter. He did. Made a bunch of big-time plays. 48-47 Celtics. Yes, defensive struggle. Third quarter, Celtics got in the bonus with eight minutes. In a game where neither team could score, being in the bonus was huge. Jokic was still taking a lot of threes and kind of started slow, but in the third quarter, he got it going... Had 15 points in that third quarter. Really got rolling.
But what separated this game and where it was won was in the final two minutes of the quarter, of the third quarter, an 11-0 run to close, capped by a Nikola Jokic three and a KJ Simpson dunk.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What were the key moments leading to the Nuggets' win over the Celtics?
0:00–1:02
2
How did Jokic perform in the game against the Celtics?
1:02–1:18
3
What impact did Jamal Murray's absence have on the Nuggets' strategy?
1:18–1:29
4
How did Cam Johnson contribute to the game?
1:29–1:35
5
What were the highlights of Julian Strawther's performance?
1:35–1:40
6
What defensive strategies did the Nuggets employ against the Celtics?
1:40–2:23
7
What are the implications of this win for the Nuggets' momentum going forward?
2:23–1:05:36
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