Game 38: Denver Nuggets (26-11) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (11-27) - 9:00 PM ET

ducler · Post #1 » by **ducler** » Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:12 pm

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skywalker33 · Post #2 » by **skywalker33** » Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:19 pm

So, another road loss because we overlook our competition ?

Post #3 » by **THE J0KER** » Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:42 pm

26-11 team playing vs 11-27 team, on January 11.

11 is there to stay!

Post #4 » by **NuggetsWY** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:18 am

skywalker33 wrote:So, another road loss because we overlook our competition ?

Another test - do we play our game or do we play to the level of the competition? There is no excuse to not win at least 3 quarters and allow our starters to sit most of the 4th quarter.

skywalker33 · Post #5 » by **skywalker33** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:11 am

Harris, Murray and Grant look like they're taking the night off...pathetically shooting 6-23 in the half :banghead:

Where's the HEART ??

skywalker33 · Post #6 » by **skywalker33** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:22 am

Getting easier to predict w/l with this team, they just really play down to their competition

Post #7 » by **THE J0KER** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:30 am

Ridiculous record this season vs NBA bottom-5 teams, even at home. This is Malone loss.

psimanic1 · Post #8 » by **psimanic1** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:21 am

We got that W tonight!

@JVando had a fantastic game!

25 PTS | 12 REB | 2 AST

#WINdyCityBulls https://t.co/jqwsW9W5Gk

Post #9 » by **NuggetsWY** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:58 pm

Talent does not win games
Hustle is still necessary
Ever notice how few Nuggets dive for loose balls? You'll see a Nugget standing up with two Cavs on the ground - who gets the ball? Not Denver.

Malone is not a fan of zones and neither am I, but I thought maybe putting his team in a zone would make a difference because you have to hustle to play zone - and it worked, briefly. Cleveland won 3 of the 4 quarters and Denver did not deserve to win this game.

The Nuggets kept hoisting 3s and every announcer (and coach) will tell you that when you can't hit an outside shot, you need to drive to the basket to get an easy hoop and maybe then your shot will come back. 8 for 39 from 3 means you need to do something different.

Jokic gets a triple double when the team moves around on offense - but our guys have learned how to be spectators and watch Jokic pound the ball.

Our defense has plummeted lately and defense is all about hustle.

skywalker33 · Post #10 » by **skywalker33** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:46 am

It's STUPID losses like this that drop us behind UTH in the standings, currently 6th in the standings. (until we won tonight vs. LAC)