Nuggets survive to force Game 7
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Who are the hosts and what is the episode about?
Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. Coming up, the Thunder are going back to OKC after a game six loss to the Nuggets. The Nuggets survived. We got Kelly Eco here to talk about it. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, guys. We got ourselves a game seven. How are you guys feeling? Feeling good. Zena Kata, Kelly Eco here. We just finished up Thunder Nuggets game six.
How did the Nuggets manage to force a Game 7?
Obviously, the Nuggets had a huge win. We got a Jamal Murray game, a Jamal Murray flu game. We got a Julian Strother game. Kelly, you were in the building, man. What was your initial impression following game six? How did you feel about the game?
I think overall, the Thunder probably didn't realize the level of desperation that Denver was going to play with. And obviously, as the more experienced team, this is a group that's been in championship games before. They have the know-how. They have the personnel. It was going to come down to whether or not David Adelman was going to pull out the stops. He had one more trick in his back pocket, obviously playing Julian Strother and the big miss he had. But I just think overall... they were more physical than Oklahoma City. I think they got to the line twice as much, they dominated on the glass, and they really imposed their will at both ends of the floor. And I think for the Thunder, Yeah, you won 68 games during the regular season, but this series, you could argue that Denver has outplayed them. And on paper, they have more offensive firepower, so it's obviously going to come down to whether Coach Mark can be tactically astute and outclass David Alleman. But so far in these six games, you could argue that Denver should have already won this series by now.
What was Kelly Iko's impression of Game 6?
And that's not a good sign heading into a game seven. Now, after the game, you know, talking to those guys in the locker room, there's a belief that, you know, the home crowd and the camaraderie that they've built is enough to see them through. But unless someone else steps up outside of Shea, it's kind of hard to see, you know, the Thunder winning a game seven, even at home.
That feels so crazy to say, considering how tired and gassed the Nuggets looked in Game 4 and Game 5 when they lost leads in the fourth quarter and the Thunder were able to kind of pull it out. And now you're seeing the Thunder, even with a gassed Nuggets, still allow the Nuggets to get back. I'm wondering if... the Thunder can rely on the fact that they're a little bit younger, a lot of bit younger in some cases, but they have a little bit more depth, a little bit more athleticism to kind of push them over the edge into game seven because Denver just looks tired, even though they're more tactically sound in execution. Right.
So obviously, if you look at going back to what you said about their depth, those role players should play better at home. The problem is. And I think after postgame, Coach Mark talked about it in terms of he admitted that Denver had pretty much outplayed them. But in the fourth quarter, they were able to pull out two victories right out of the hat. The problem is how long does that last? How long can you ride that look? And if you look at their offensive process, it was decent. That was a back-and-forth game. But it just felt like all of Denver's threes were just heavier, like the momentum was shifting in their favor. Even though MPJ shot, what, two for seven from the field, those two threes felt super heavy.
Aaron Gordon's physicality, you know, Christian Braun, you know, he's had a tremendous year just – On and off the ball, cutting, spacing, and just being that timely shooter. They have a lot of pieces that work. Now, going back to the thing about fatigue, yeah, the Thunder are younger, so you would assume that they have more energy in them.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the hosts and what is the episode about?
0:44–1:18
2
How did the Nuggets manage to force a Game 7?
1:18–2:43
3
What was Kelly Iko's impression of Game 6?
2:43–5:12
4
How did the Thunder perform and what challenges did they face?
5:12–9:16
5
What role did Julian Strawther and Jamal Murray play in the Nuggets' win?
9:16–13:31
6
What tactical adjustments could the Thunder make for Game 7?
13:31–14:27
7
How did Denver's defensive strategies affect the Thunder's offense?
14:27–18:36
8
What impact did fouls have on the Thunder's performance in Game 6?
18:36–19:49