The Nuggets Choke in the Clutch Again Despite Jokic's 30-20-10 | DNVR Nuggets Postgame Live
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What were the initial reactions to the Nuggets' clutch performance?
I don't even have the energy to be ironically angry. I don't even have it. I'm just down. I'm just beaten down by this Denver Nuggets team. What the heck? What is up, everybody? Welcome to the Losers Lounge. Presented by Bet365. Did we hit bets tonight? No. Man, everything's out of sync, man. We're so out of sync.
We're so out of sync.
What's going on? Is Murtry retrograding in it? I heard it might be. It might be. We're in the Toyota Losers lounge room by your Front Range Toyota stores. Toyota, the official vehicle of the NVR. Nuggets lost and it was the same script again.
How did Nikola Jokic perform in this game?
You guys remember the script? I hate this script, man. This is Fast and Furious 7 right now that we're on, where it went the exact same way. Nuggets fall behind, they claw back, take control, and then blow it in the clutch. Not just a little bit, but a lot of bit. And everything that has been bad was as bad as can be. Except for Jokic.
What impact did Jamal Murray have on the game?
He was incredible. Wasn't Joke tonight. We have a lot of breakdown. Most of it's kind of bad, unfortunately. But real ones, you're here with us to lick our wounds together. To suffer together.
What role did Christian Braun play in the Nuggets' strategy?
Run and vote.
Yeah, emphasis on suffering, though, for sure. This is brutal. It's real suffering. This is brutal. This one's just bad. And we'll try to find that balance of keeping it real without bumming everyone out for an hour. But... This is a bad one, and I assume our takes will be negative accordingly. You know what?
Why is Spencer Jones not getting more playing time?
You can't win a ring without some suffering, though. That's what they say.
Over here, Harrison Wind. Well, you also can't win a ring without winning the fourth quarter or clutch time. You're going to have to do that a couple times to get there. This trend of this season, man, blowing these games in the clutch has been – It's been awful. It's been the worst. I can't stand it. Just can't stand it.
There's certain qualities your team can have that just hurt more than others. And chokers, that's not a great word, man.
What were the main issues during the fourth quarter?
Can't get it done in the clutch.
Oh, you're just not clutch? Yeah, all right. Rounding out the show, Superstar Dev.
Before this game, I said that I felt very good about this specific matinee. Mistakes were made. Mistakes were made.
Bro, maybe the worst loss of the season. I mean, I don't remember. We'll have to go back and look. They've had some heartbreakers, you know, some close ones. Ball didn't bounce their way. This one was a haymaker in the clutch. It was tied. It was tied with six minutes to go. It wasn't like it was uneven. They had to claw back. It was tied. And they end up getting blown out, really, in the final handful of minutes here with a haymaker. Let's relive this one together, why don't we? Fast break time. We kind of have to. Started. Warriors 11-2 start. They were 3-3 from the three-point line, and you knew immediately.
How do the Nuggets' clutch struggles affect their playoff chances?
Actually, the game, the real story starts... And I'm very curious to hear if this becomes any of a storyline. Draymond Green, not on the injury report, right? We did the whole pregame show. He was not on the injury report. He was not on the injury report all day. Well, he was questionable. No. No, he was probable?
No, no.
No, he wasn't even listed. No. And then 12 minutes before tip, he's listed as just out. And it is a big deal because they play a different style with Draymond Green. You game plan for how you're going to cover their shooters. with one guy that's not a shooter, but instead it's Al Horford. And you could tell Denver was solely unprepared for it, which is its own shame. I mean, it's not like you don't know how to guard five out offense, but they started on fire in this game. Jokic had six very quick assists. He had it in like three and a half minutes. Christian Brown had 10 quick points. Those things go together. They had a great connection in the first quarter. I thought they were getting very physical with Jokic.
There were no calls. They were just, Post was beating the hell out of him early on. And the Nuggets fall down 11 points. They go into the break, 39-27 Warriors. Second quarter, started with the Nuggets not being able to get a stop. You check Jamal Murray in, so no Murray stagger.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the initial reactions to the Nuggets' clutch performance?
0:07–0:43
2
How did Nikola Jokic perform in this game?
0:43–1:01
3
What impact did Jamal Murray have on the game?
1:01–1:12
4
What role did Christian Braun play in the Nuggets' strategy?
1:12–1:36
5
Why is Spencer Jones not getting more playing time?
1:36–2:08
6
What were the main issues during the fourth quarter?
2:08–2:55
7
How do the Nuggets' clutch struggles affect their playoff chances?
2:55–4:25
8
What are the panel's predictions for the Nuggets' upcoming games?
4:25–1:04:56
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