146 points registered, including 88 in the opposing racket, with 66% success in the shots. Last night, facing the Blazers, the Nuggets signed the best offensive performance of their season. With a still gargantuan Nikola (40 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds), a Christian Braun close to his career record (26 points)…
The players of Colorado thus continue a 7th victory in a row, the best series in progress within the League. The “Joker” puts this dynamic on the account of a better defensive investment. “” Before the last seven games, we did not defend well. Maybe because we mark a lot and easily, we play a little better in defense … », Suppose the pivot.
In addition to displaying one of the most serious defenses in the League on this sequence, his team is none other than the most effective attack in the League (130 points out of 100 possessions). Even if the calendar was able to help (trip to the Hornets, double reception of pelicans, etc.), the lights seem to be green again.
“” Depending on Wednesday evening match (Editor's note: new reception of the Blazers), We have a chance to have exactly the same assessment as last year at the time of the cut (linked to the All-Star Weekend) ”, observes Mike Malone. His Nuggets had started their eight -day break last year with 36 victories for 19 defeats. With however a different dynamic to the current one, with a series of three setbacks in a row.
Deductible record equaled last year
Which had not prevented them, as the coach reminds us, to match the franchise record (excluding ABA) with 57 victories and 25 defeats at the end of the season, dated in 2013. A premonitory sign for Nuggets of this season then?
Mike Malone is in any case delighted with this assessment taking into account the physical seeds that the Nuggets must have and must still overcome. “” I would never have imagined some five that I aligned to be honest. But the season forces us to do things, to adjust ourselves “Note the technician who is now based on young Julian Strawther among his holders.
“” The guys play well. You look at all young people and how much they progress, gain confidence. The twenty games that Aaron Gordon has missed, the fact that we have not had Michael Porter Jr. at the moment, neither Peyton Watson, nor Russell Westbrook … so it's great He enthuses.
His team remains far from the untouchable Thunder in the west, but has only one game behind the grizzlewas, current 2nd of the conference. Mike Malone thus instructed for his nuggets: “ We have to remain hungry. I want to make sure the team is. Do not be satisfied with seven wins in a row. Let's stay hungry. If we can stay, before and after the cut, we will put ourselves in a good position. We will see what will happen from there. »»
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Nikola Jokic | 48 | 36.0 | 57.8 | 45.6 | 82.1 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 29.8 |
| Jamal Murray | 47 | 35.9 | 46.7 | 36.9 | 87.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 20.3 |
| Michael Porter, Jr. | 52 | 33.3 | 52.3 | 41.7 | 74.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| Christian Braun | 53 | 32.8 | 57.9 | 37.0 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 14.9 |
| Russell Westbrook | 48 | 27.7 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 64.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32 | 26.5 | 50.2 | 41.4 | 79.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 12.1 |
| Julian Strawther | 54 | 22.5 | 43.5 | 36.2 | 82.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 9.6 |
| Peyton Watson | 48 | 24.1 | 47.1 | 34.0 | 75.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| Dario Saric | 13 | 14.7 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 70.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Deandre Jordan | 39 | 11.8 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| JALEN PICKETT | 24 | 10.6 | 45.1 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 4 | 8.6 | 57.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Hunter Tyson | 38 | 7.7 | 38.6 | 32.6 | 69.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 33 | 7.4 | 47.0 | 17.4 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Pj hall | 14 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Trey Alexander | 18 | 4.4 | 29.2 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Spencer Jones | 10 | 2.7 | 25.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
