Game 53 : Boston Celtics (27-26) @ Denver Nuggets (34-18) - 3:00 PM

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[skywalker33]

Gotta say, I hope this is a true butt-whoopin' !!!

[THE J0KER]

The first TOP10 opponent since Murray is out. But with another Jokic MVP performance, Porter's another 20-10 game, and good Gordon defense on the opponent's best player (Tatum), we can win it. In tight games every detail can prevail, let's hope it will be in the Nuggets' favor, and the great winning streak continues.

[TunaFish]

Any word on Murray?

[psimanic1]

Any word on Murray?

He looked good at shootaround according to Vic Lombardi, I guess Nuggets wont hurry him back so he can be at 100% for POs hopefully, maybe in few games he will be back. MIA maybe, or tomorrow against GSW, who knows

[THE J0KER]

Another game with Denver's double-digit after the 1st quarter! And this time despite Jokic scoreless and Murray not playing - thanks to great defense (Tatum and Brown were scoreless, Boston limited to just 16 points).

[THE J0KER]

Very bad shooting 1st half for Jokic (FG 1-5) and Porter (3pt 1-7), but I see another triple-double for Joker and another 20+10+ game for MPJ, and even with this bad shooting of two best shooters Denver still leads at halftime with great defense (Tatum-Brown-Kemba just 6-23). Factor-X in 1st half was Campazzo and Dozier.

Let's hope we will not see another 3rd quarter letdown.

[GeorgeSears]

That lineup to close the 3rd quarter was so bad.

[Mickey8]

Malone This is the game when you have to play starters maximum minutes, he waits until the team is in the hole

[GeorgeSears]

If Nuggets loss, I'm blaming Malone for this.

[Mickey8]

A moron is benching Jokic

[Mickey8]

Michael Porter Jr never heard of passing the ball, he will take the shot no matter how bad it is His basketball iq is a lot to desire for , unfortunately .

[Catchall]

Gotta say, I hope this is a true butt-whoopin' !!!

Congrats.

[THE J0KER]

#14 Nikola Jokic played like true MVP in 3rd quarter scoring 14 points and collecting his 14th triple-double of the season so 14 minutes before the end Nuggets lead +14 against Boston... but in these last 14 minutes our genius uses Jokic less than 3 minutes and we lost these last 14 minutes with humiliating 9-40...

We talk a lot about how officials not respecting enough 2021 MVP race frontrunner Jokic enough, but what about our own coach?

[GeorgeSears]

This was a badly coached game by Mike Malone. When your starters are all positive (except Barton), and you lose by 18... that's the coach's fault.

I also don't like this alternating of Javale McGee and JaMychal Green. Green will never get into rhythm if he has to sit out every second game.

[Mickey8]

Also Jokic can't have halves like he had the first half of this game, scoring only three points, attempting only 4,5 shots for the half, and he often have those, if he was playing in the first half like he was playing in the fourth quarter , looking to score and to facilitate, Denver would have put away Boston in the first half, he has to find the balance to do both , how he's expecting to earn refs respect if he wont take the shot , I don't get it, the role of the coaches is also to talk to his player , to tell him to be aggressive, and look for his shot , everything with Denver is so frustrating very often.

[Mickey8]

[skywalker33]

WORST bench play I think I've EVER seen

[skywalker33]

Gotta say, I hope this is a true butt-whoopin' !!!

Congrats.

Seems someone is still butt-hurt we kicked UTAH's ass last playoff

[skywalker33]

If Nuggets loss, I'm blaming Malone for this.

Yeah, why he kept that bench unit in after losing a 10pt lead is just poor coaching.