Nuggets shock Warriors without Jokić + Knicks surviving without Brunson
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What happened in the Nuggets vs. Warriors game?
Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. Coming up, we got Law Murray here filling in for us. We're going to talk a little bit about the games last night. Warriors blow it, even though Nikola Jokic wasn't out there. So did the Wolves, even though the Pacers were missing four starters. And we got Fred Katz to talk about how the Knicks are surviving without Jalen Brunson. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, Law. Appreciate you staying up with me and filling in for us here on this Tuesday morning. Weird night last night, Law. Weird night. You go into the night and you say, oh, OK, the Nuggets don't have Jokic. They don't have Jamal Murray. They're playing the Warriors. The Warriors are hot right now. Surely, Warriors going to pick up another win with Jimmy Butler.
We've got all these things we can say about how, wow, they haven't been tested yet because no one was out there. Out the window because the Warriors lose that game. The Wolves, they're at home. They've got the Pacers. Pacers missing four starters. Talk about how the Wolves, you know, they've been on this hot streak. They're getting business done. They come out flat, Law. They blow the game to the Pacers. Let's dig in a little bit because I think this is – they're bad losses for both teams, but both teams were hot coming in. And I want to start with the Warriors side of this. I think that you can say – For the Nuggets, they got incredible performances from Russell Westbrook and Aaron Gordon. Aaron Gordon puts up 38 points. Russ gets a triple-double.
And this is the sort of stuff that you have come to expect from Russell Westbrook especially, right?
That's right. when Russell Westbrook was with the Clippers his first season and they go into the playoffs, Paul George is already out for the season, which, you know, we might talk about that later. And Kawhi Leonard didn't play after game two because he tore his meniscus.
How did the Nuggets perform without Jokic and Murray?
Remember that year in the middle of the year, there are people saying Russell Westbrook's time in the NBA was coming to an end because of his toxic time with the Los Angeles Lakers. And what they didn't realize was that put Russell Westbrook in position to succeed and he's going to do something. He might not win you the game, but he's going to produce and put other people in position to produce as well. And we saw that in 2023 playoffs against the Suns. We went to Phoenix last year towards the end of the season when they needed to clinch a playoff spot. And Russell Westbrook put up a big time triple double, a historic triple double for him in Phoenix. That was a late season performance quite like this one. Guy's not playing, right? And everyone has this thing where it's like, I'm going to watch a game because the star is playing. And if the star doesn't play, you think it's not worth watching that game. If you miss the game because of that... on Monday night, then shame on you.
And you have a month to make up for it because there's going to be a lot more games where you don't know what's going to happen. I was very interested in seeing the game. I saw how the game Saturday night ended in Denver when the wizards, Jordan pool, former warrior pulls up in front of Russ and games them. Right. And Michael Malone was upset. Nicole was like, ah, you know, We're not good at certain aspects of the game. And then he doesn't play. Guys who are playing, that's where the focus needs to be. We always say, without this guy, without that guy, shorthanded, whatever. Who's playing? Who's lining up and who's got to actually play well? Because these guys are all pros. I thought their energy was awesome.
I mean, it starts with Russ, right? But even MPJ was active on the glass, active defensively, and obviously Aaron Gordon scoring 38 points. You tip your cap if you're the Warriors to that, but I think they flat out got outplayed. The Warriors were sloppy. The Warriors' offense, they couldn't make shots outside of Steph, and even Steph struggled to get going for a bit. Look...
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Nuggets vs. Warriors game?
0:07–2:03
2
How did the Nuggets perform without Jokic and Murray?
2:03–5:25
3
What are the implications of the Warriors' loss?
5:25–19:18
4
How are the Knicks surviving without Jalen Brunson?
19:18–21:10
5
What defensive changes did the Knicks make?
21:10–23:39
6
What impact does Deuce McBride have on the Knicks?
23:39
7
How did the Pacers manage to win without key players?
14:34–27:02
8
What are the playoff implications for the Wolves and Clippers?
27:02–40:24