Game 69: Denver Nuggets (44-24) @ Charlotte Hornets (33-35) - 7:00PM

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[NuggetsWY]

My prediction based on our pattern of play this year:
The Nuggets will take a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
They will let the Hornets gradually come back until the game is close (especially in the third quarter.
The Nuggets will win in the last four minutes.

[GeorgeSears]

Horrible rotations by Mike Malone allowed that comeback. He kept Jokic out for 8 minutes in the first half and the Nuggets were outscored by 13 in that stretch.

[GeorgeSears]

Campazzo must be able to finish layups around the basket. That should've been a routine drive.

[skywalker33]

Liked the strong return game Gordon brought tonight, he's one whose gonna have to step up with the playoffs coming up

[NuggetsWY]

My prediction based on our pattern of play this year:
The Nuggets will take a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
They will let the Hornets gradually come back until the game is close (especially in the third quarter.
The Nuggets will win in the last four minutes.

Well, I missed that ...
We took a double-digit lead in the first quarter --- got that right
Let the Hornets gradually come back ---- got that wrong, they raced back in the first half
Nuggets will win in the last four minutes --- got that right

But after the second prediction, I missed ...
Nuggets will take a double-digit lead
They will let the Hornets slowly come back and play us even ---

*** Charlotte dominated us in the paint like very few teams have ever done.

*** Denver needs somebody, anybody, a body, that will come off the bench and score consistently -and- it doesn't have to be a lot of points. It would be great if we had two guys that could get 10 points each without Jokic playing. Right now, Malone has to guess which bench player just might, possibly, maybe decide to score for each game.

[skywalker33]

WY, hate to tell you but NBA basketball is not a predictable sport.....

[skywalker33]

It was nice to see the 60pts scored between Porter-Joker, shades of what we've all expected out of Murray-Jokic. Kudos to MPJ, he has really stepped up the scoring portion of his game to compensate for the loss of Murray. The chemistry between MPJ and Jokic started back in the Bubble before Murray was back on the court, now resurfacing with Murray not in the mix again. Given the amt of time Murray will miss, wonder what the dynamics will look like when he returns ??

[NuggetsWY]

WY, hate to tell you but NBA basketball is not a predictable sport.....

[TunaFish]

I was at the game last night. Will Barton was warming up.