Monday night's win over the Miami Heat featured some of the best stretches of basketball the Denver Nuggets had played all season. In today's podcast, Adam Mares and Brendan Vogt walk through detailed notes from the game and share insight into what made this game so impressive. Topics include: How Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon make it impossible to switch against the Nuggets The Nuggets turning defense into offense New wrinkles to the Jokic-Gordon PnR Pet plays against the Zone The absurdity of the perfectly timed pass from Jokic Jokic's improved effectiveness in drop coverage Plus, final thoughts on Michael Porter Jr.'s need for a 3rd back surgery and how it might effect his, and the team's long-term outlook.Intro- 0:00How Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon punish switches - 7:20Easy offense with JG/AG - 12:16Nikola Jokic too big for PJ Tucker - 13:25Did Jokic fumble this pass on purpose? - 18:36New angle for the Jokic-Gordon PnR -20:06How to setup and sprint into screens - 22:04Zeke Nnaji sprinting in transition - 24:25Great defense leading to offense | Best sequences of the year - 26:49Denver's classic and reliable screen the screener action- 36:36Double Hi screens vs Zone - 40:20Facu early help - 42:59Jokic is better playing drop - 44:20Play of the game | The perfect timing of Nikola Jokic's pass to Bones - 45:53 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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