Saturday 11/15 NBA Game Thread

[nomansland]

Jokic is not required to have a great game. Looks like his supporting cast (besides Strawther) can do some damage.

It's wild that a 27 point triple double on 8-15 shooting and 2 steals is not a great game.

[nomansland]

I liked how Denver came into this one looking to mug Minnesota. It was a muddy slog the entire game and the Nuggets were finally able to just be tougher.

[mkot]

I don't really get all the Jamal Murray slander here. He shot poorly but I think he was agressive, he was attacking and was able to go whenever he wanted against the Wolves' ball pressure and double team. 12 assists and helped carry the Nugget's non-Jokic minutes to start the 4th and had a nice little cushion to let Jokic came in and slammed the door shut.

And teams that played the cup game previous night should not be allowed to play the next night, is it too hard Adam Silver?

[nomansland]

I don't really get all the Jamal Murray slander here. He shot poorly but I think he was agressive, he was attacking and was able to go whenever he wanted against the Wolves' ball pressure and double team. 12 assists and helped carry the Nugget's non-Jokic minutes to start the 4th and had a nice little cushion to let Jokic came in and slammed the door shut.

And teams that played the cup game previous night should not be allowed to play the next night, is it too hard Adam Silver?

The knock on Murray is always going to be whether he can stay healthy all season, and maybe that he dribbles the air out of ball sometimes. Tonight the only thing he didn't do well was shoot from 3. Everything else looked really good. He wasn't going to let them bully him, that's for sure.

[Wallace_Wallace]

Jokic is not required to have a great game. Looks like his supporting cast (besides Strawther) can do some damage.

It's wild that a 27 point triple double on 8-15 shooting and 2 steals is not a great game.

I’m as big of a Jokic fan on the board, but he’s not immune to criticisms. I watched the whole game, the 6 turnovers he had somewhat broke the momentum the Nugget runs (especially the ones at the end of the 3rd). Gobert was in foul trouble, the Randle/Reid gave Jokic fits as both of them shot well from the field (Jokic was only +3 for the game).

Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards and DVV was ass in terms of shooting. However, there wasn’t any praises for the defense from Murray, or Brown, or THJ. Gordon (+33) and THJ (+18) couldn’t miss last night from deep, that was the difference in the game.

[Tnasty4l]

Winners. 4/5
Cavs: Mitchell 25pts 5rbs 7asts won
Thunder: SGA 29pts 7asts 6rbs Won
Raptors: Barrett 23pts 5rbs 4asts won
Bucks: Giannis 33pts 14rbs 6asts lost
Nuggets: Jokic 32pts 13rbs 14astsl won

Had the Lakers but changed at the last minute. Should have went with my gut,lol.

[nomansland]

Jokic is not required to have a great game. Looks like his supporting cast (besides Strawther) can do some damage.

It's wild that a 27 point triple double on 8-15 shooting and 2 steals is not a great game.

I’m as big of a Jokic fan on the board, but he’s not immune to criticisms. I watched the whole game, the 6 turnovers he had somewhat broke the momentum the Nugget runs (especially the ones at the end of the 3rd). Gobert was in foul trouble, the Randle/Reid gave Jokic fits as both of them shot well from the field (Jokic was only +3 for the game).

Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards and DVV was ass in terms of shooting. However, there wasn’t any praises for the defense from Murray, or Brown, or THJ. Gordon (+33) and THJ (+18) couldn’t miss last night from deep, that was the difference in the game.

Sure, Randle and Reid played great and prevented him from scoring 35 and adding another 3 or 4 assists and rebounds. Not saying he was mistake-free, and there were some uncharacteristic turnovers. It's just that the bar is so high for him that what would have been a career night for 90% of the league is considered a sub-par game for him. That's all.