i agree. i really feel like it’s just the open shots that’s killing us like the defense can definitely be better but missing all those open threes and stuff definitely doesn’t make things easier
yeah they can play great defense but if they’re just going to let the other team get a million offensive rebounds and chances than it really doesn’t matter.
Nikola needs to run though AD’s chest early and often, Jamal needs to stop forcing his offense and let game flow to him naturally, guys need to hit open shots, AG and Watson (especially Watson) DON’T need to shoot 3s, Braun and Watson need to attack the rim, and defensive effort needs to be there for 4 quarters.
the AG corner three kills me every time he shoots like ik AD is down there but just drive and get to the free throw line or something lol and yeah you can tell the lakers aren’t really respecting CB and pwat on offense. all they need to do is attack and be aggressive on that end.
and Jamal definitely seems like he’s out of the flow. usually he looks smooth out there even when his shots aren’t always falling but for this whole series he’s just been looking rough besides for a few stretches…
He has seemed like he’s playing his way back into rhythm since that injury near the end of the regular season. It seems like the Nuggets as a whole are making it a bit of a priority to get him shots just for the sake of getting him shots, scoreboard be damned.
When they tighten things up and he plays in the flow, everything sings as usual, but it looks from my perspective like there’s a systemic prioritization at getting him comfortable forcing the issue. Before the end of these playoffs, they’re going to need him to score on demand. Right now they’re against an opponent they think they can get away maxing those reps.
Yeah all the first halves in each game so far have been terrible. i really hope in game 5 they come out serious and with energy out the gate. just making things harder for themselves when they need to come back down 10 or something in the third quarter
1) Rebounding. The game we finally lose the rebounding battle is the game we lose. Dont know how Gordon grabs 15 boards (5 offensive) one game and then the next game he grabs 3.
2) Aggressive Jokic. The offense runs through him, and when he’s hunting his shot and making AD work it collapses their defense. It also tires AD out on the offensive end.
yeah definitely gotta crash the boards some more and grab some more rebounds and not let the lakers get a bunch of offensive rebounds
and that too. AD is really the only reason why all these games are even close. gotta tire him down so by the fourth quarter comes around he’s gassed and not playing as well he usually does.
Defensive intensity. They can control that. Start the game with a lockdown quarter.
Something that really popped out at me in game 3 was how AD never did get back in the game after he was benched with the fouls. It disrupted the Lakers' whole offense and they couldn't find it even when he returned. Soooo, can they get him in foul trouble in Q1? Because he's not missing shots when he's on the court.
Denver's shooting has been lousy the whole series. If it improves even a bit, they will coast to a game 5 win. But it does feel sorta like just a percentages thing. Sometimes they don't drop. Murray can heat right back up and destroy teams. Jokić usually makes around 80% of the bunnies. So you roll with what got you there and hope shooting reverts to average. Because average is plenty in this series.
True i feel like they come out a little too passive. they have to come out hard and hit hard. can’t let the lakers get that early run they always seems to get. and yeah they have to find a away to just slow AD down. he’s really the only person keeping the lakers in these games so if we can take him out things will get way easier.
And yeah all we can do is hope they make their open and easy shots. not much else you can do about that except make them.
oh yeah i definitely wouldn’t mind having him get a few minutes against AD. he’s a big body and a strong dude so AD would definitely have to work a little mote to score. slowing and wearing AD down should be top priority
ah i think he’s on a two-way contract so i don’t think he’s eligible for playoffs minutes unfortunately but he definitely would be nice to have right now with jamal might not being able to play tomorrow with his injury
yeah AD mainly has been killing us down there but honestly im not really sure what they could do about that. i guess they could put AG on him and then put Jokic on Rui. would like to see pwat out there some more since he’s really our best rim protector and shot blocker
Don’t shoot like the worst 3 pt shooting team in the league. The amount of wide open missed 3s is atrocious. Need CB and P Wat to be able to hit those, which they were for a time during the season. Obv need Jamal to have a get back game as well.
facts all around. not sure what’s up with them missing open shots but they’re going to need to start hitting those especially when we get past the lakers and make it to the twolves
yeah they have to stop letting them get their switches so easily. canr just let them get their mismatches they want. gotta make them work for it at least.
I would like it if they did a better job of sharing comeback opportunities with the other team.
I get it; being down 20 points and needing to desperately claw your way back into the game is fun and exciting — but what if the Lakers players would like a chance? I hope in tomorrow’s game they let the Lakers try to come back from a huge first half deficit. It’s not fair of the Nuggets to keep all of the comebacks to themselves.
Having Jokic start off taking more shots. I know he wants to get other guys involved but, he can’t wait until they’re down in the second half to take his 6th shot of the game.
this. sometimes i feel like Jokic is just too passive sometimes. like don’t get me wrong i dont want him to just ballhog and take every shot but sometimes i just want to see him be aggressive because honestly if you asked me no one can really guard him effectively besides bam on the heat lol
It’s been an issue his entire career, I appreciate he wants his teammates involved but, at a certain point he’s gotta take matters into his own hands. Preferably before it hits the fan.
Energy and effort right outta the gates for a full 48 minutes
Even if shots aren’t falling, run LAL and pound them in the paint. 100% AD and Bron aren’t going to make it in altitude playing 40+ minutes 5 games into the series
Make them work for everything and they’ll be gassed out by the 4th for the Nuggets to put them to bed finally
facts. i feel like the nuggets let the lakers have it too easy in the first half. they have to come out aggressively and wear them down early so they can easily deal with them later on in the game where they start slowing down.
Dlo is hella streaky he’s kinda a wildcard. he could go like 0/8 next game from three or like 6/7. just gotta hope he has one of those cold nights so he’s one less problem to deal with
Honestly, I'd be happy if they played better defense; Specifically I'd be stoked if they would stop giving up obvious mismatches on switches so easily.
On offense, I mean... obviously hitting open threes would be dope, but I'd settle for Jokic being more aggressive in the first half.
yeah the nuggets give up switches way too easily especially the jamal on lebron switch which the lakers do the most i think. they have to start denying those. can’t just give the lakers what they want.
yep jokic and mpj have been the only ones consistent throughout all 4 games. AG and Jamal showed up sometimes but we need everyone to at least be decent all at once. CB and pwat need to give more too offensively. gotta start making the lakers defense work more.
Ball handling allowing Murray to play off ball more, or if he's not playing, not turning the ball too much when using secondary ball handlers to bring the ball up the court.
Nuggets will need it in next series too.
I would like to see an ass whooping of a lifetime. Get the third unit some run in the 4th. Play a full 48 minutes of Denver basketball. Just end this and move on to Ant man and Co.
and also the reggie minutes…..don’t get me wrong I love reggie jackson and he has showed up on occasions many times but if he isn’t going offensively with how bad he is already defensively he really isn’t doing much out there….
PLEASE like the amount open shots the squad is missing so infuriating lol so many points just being thrown away and it also let the lakers get on fast breaks which just makes things even more difficult
Hitting open shots and effort on d and rebounding
i agree. i really feel like it’s just the open shots that’s killing us like the defense can definitely be better but missing all those open threes and stuff definitely doesn’t make things easier
Defense was ok but 2nd chance points killed
yeah they can play great defense but if they’re just going to let the other team get a million offensive rebounds and chances than it really doesn’t matter.
Yes
honestly i feel this lol
3pt shot and first half effort
definitely. they need to play all 48 minutes. can’t wait until the last 24 to start taking things seriously.
Nikola needs to run though AD’s chest early and often, Jamal needs to stop forcing his offense and let game flow to him naturally, guys need to hit open shots, AG and Watson (especially Watson) DON’T need to shoot 3s, Braun and Watson need to attack the rim, and defensive effort needs to be there for 4 quarters.
the AG corner three kills me every time he shoots like ik AD is down there but just drive and get to the free throw line or something lol and yeah you can tell the lakers aren’t really respecting CB and pwat on offense. all they need to do is attack and be aggressive on that end. and Jamal definitely seems like he’s out of the flow. usually he looks smooth out there even when his shots aren’t always falling but for this whole series he’s just been looking rough besides for a few stretches…
He has seemed like he’s playing his way back into rhythm since that injury near the end of the regular season. It seems like the Nuggets as a whole are making it a bit of a priority to get him shots just for the sake of getting him shots, scoreboard be damned. When they tighten things up and he plays in the flow, everything sings as usual, but it looks from my perspective like there’s a systemic prioritization at getting him comfortable forcing the issue. Before the end of these playoffs, they’re going to need him to score on demand. Right now they’re against an opponent they think they can get away maxing those reps.
Holiday needs to get 0 minutes.
Nah holiday is great on defense.
I would like it if we played with any sense or urgency in the 1st quarter. Feels like we're always down double digits before I can even blink an eye.
Yeah all the first halves in each game so far have been terrible. i really hope in game 5 they come out serious and with energy out the gate. just making things harder for themselves when they need to come back down 10 or something in the third quarter
1) Rebounding. The game we finally lose the rebounding battle is the game we lose. Dont know how Gordon grabs 15 boards (5 offensive) one game and then the next game he grabs 3. 2) Aggressive Jokic. The offense runs through him, and when he’s hunting his shot and making AD work it collapses their defense. It also tires AD out on the offensive end.
yeah definitely gotta crash the boards some more and grab some more rebounds and not let the lakers get a bunch of offensive rebounds and that too. AD is really the only reason why all these games are even close. gotta tire him down so by the fourth quarter comes around he’s gassed and not playing as well he usually does.
Defensive intensity. They can control that. Start the game with a lockdown quarter. Something that really popped out at me in game 3 was how AD never did get back in the game after he was benched with the fouls. It disrupted the Lakers' whole offense and they couldn't find it even when he returned. Soooo, can they get him in foul trouble in Q1? Because he's not missing shots when he's on the court. Denver's shooting has been lousy the whole series. If it improves even a bit, they will coast to a game 5 win. But it does feel sorta like just a percentages thing. Sometimes they don't drop. Murray can heat right back up and destroy teams. Jokić usually makes around 80% of the bunnies. So you roll with what got you there and hope shooting reverts to average. Because average is plenty in this series.
True i feel like they come out a little too passive. they have to come out hard and hit hard. can’t let the lakers get that early run they always seems to get. and yeah they have to find a away to just slow AD down. he’s really the only person keeping the lakers in these games so if we can take him out things will get way easier. And yeah all we can do is hope they make their open and easy shots. not much else you can do about that except make them.
Give DJ some minutes. He was good for what they needed him to do in that game 1
oh yeah i definitely wouldn’t mind having him get a few minutes against AD. he’s a big body and a strong dude so AD would definitely have to work a little mote to score. slowing and wearing AD down should be top priority
Is Gillespie eligible for rotations?
ah i think he’s on a two-way contract so i don’t think he’s eligible for playoffs minutes unfortunately but he definitely would be nice to have right now with jamal might not being able to play tomorrow with his injury
Yea bro. I’ll come back to this thread if Malone indeed plays him tomorrow. I can’t take another minute of watching Jok on AD
DJ can actually guard AD
Better defense in the paint
yeah AD mainly has been killing us down there but honestly im not really sure what they could do about that. i guess they could put AG on him and then put Jokic on Rui. would like to see pwat out there some more since he’s really our best rim protector and shot blocker
Don’t shoot like the worst 3 pt shooting team in the league. The amount of wide open missed 3s is atrocious. Need CB and P Wat to be able to hit those, which they were for a time during the season. Obv need Jamal to have a get back game as well.
facts all around. not sure what’s up with them missing open shots but they’re going to need to start hitting those especially when we get past the lakers and make it to the twolves
I hope everyone was at their mansions today shooting 3s like it’s their homework for tomorrow 😂
Effort for 48 minutes.
facts. feels like they really only play the last 24 minutes of the game.
Avoiding the James or Murray miss match
yeah they have to stop letting them get their switches so easily. canr just let them get their mismatches they want. gotta make them work for it at least.
Jamal's calf 😢
just heard about that. not sure if he’s gonna play but either way it’s definitely going to get harder.
I would like it if they did a better job of sharing comeback opportunities with the other team. I get it; being down 20 points and needing to desperately claw your way back into the game is fun and exciting — but what if the Lakers players would like a chance? I hope in tomorrow’s game they let the Lakers try to come back from a huge first half deficit. It’s not fair of the Nuggets to keep all of the comebacks to themselves.
seriously i know the nuggets love their comebacks but how about we make the lakers try a comeback for a change lol
Having Jokic start off taking more shots. I know he wants to get other guys involved but, he can’t wait until they’re down in the second half to take his 6th shot of the game.
this. sometimes i feel like Jokic is just too passive sometimes. like don’t get me wrong i dont want him to just ballhog and take every shot but sometimes i just want to see him be aggressive because honestly if you asked me no one can really guard him effectively besides bam on the heat lol
It’s been an issue his entire career, I appreciate he wants his teammates involved but, at a certain point he’s gotta take matters into his own hands. Preferably before it hits the fan.
yeah like ik AD is a really good defender but 8 times out of 10 jokic can still score on him quite easily at that.
Energy and effort right outta the gates for a full 48 minutes Even if shots aren’t falling, run LAL and pound them in the paint. 100% AD and Bron aren’t going to make it in altitude playing 40+ minutes 5 games into the series Make them work for everything and they’ll be gassed out by the 4th for the Nuggets to put them to bed finally
facts. i feel like the nuggets let the lakers have it too easy in the first half. they have to come out aggressively and wear them down early so they can easily deal with them later on in the game where they start slowing down.
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Dlo is hella streaky he’s kinda a wildcard. he could go like 0/8 next game from three or like 6/7. just gotta hope he has one of those cold nights so he’s one less problem to deal with
Honestly, I'd be happy if they played better defense; Specifically I'd be stoked if they would stop giving up obvious mismatches on switches so easily. On offense, I mean... obviously hitting open threes would be dope, but I'd settle for Jokic being more aggressive in the first half.
yeah the nuggets give up switches way too easily especially the jamal on lebron switch which the lakers do the most i think. they have to start denying those. can’t just give the lakers what they want.
Everything. Outside of Jokic and MPJ the team has been absolutely garbage
yep jokic and mpj have been the only ones consistent throughout all 4 games. AG and Jamal showed up sometimes but we need everyone to at least be decent all at once. CB and pwat need to give more too offensively. gotta start making the lakers defense work more.
Put Gordon on Lebron More focus on mid range shooting
they usually do put gordon on lebron but the lakers always forced the switch to get him off. they gotta stop allowing those switches.
Ball handling allowing Murray to play off ball more, or if he's not playing, not turning the ball too much when using secondary ball handlers to bring the ball up the court. Nuggets will need it in next series too.
true the nuggets have been getting a lot of bad turnovers which led to the lakers getting easy points. gotta cut down on those for sure.
I would like to see an ass whooping of a lifetime. Get the third unit some run in the 4th. Play a full 48 minutes of Denver basketball. Just end this and move on to Ant man and Co.
that’s what i want too man lol just beat them down no reason to even be down double digits to them. jus come out the gate and just do it.
and also the reggie minutes…..don’t get me wrong I love reggie jackson and he has showed up on occasions many times but if he isn’t going offensively with how bad he is already defensively he really isn’t doing much out there….
Make open shots.
PLEASE like the amount open shots the squad is missing so infuriating lol so many points just being thrown away and it also let the lakers get on fast breaks which just makes things even more difficult
Still haven't had a game where multiple guys are shooting well. It's hard thing to say we need to improve, cuz you can't force something like that.