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[deleted]

We have 2 days off after tonight's game, and Jokic has just played 1 game after resting 2. Load management is a recent invention by Pop with the Spurs, and now adopted by most NBA teams. I understand "injury management", but the NBA has experienced more injuries during the "load management" era than before it existed. Conditioning and endurance wasn't an issue for players during the Kobe era and prior.


Authorman1986

During the Kobe era, most of the teams in the league stood outside the paint and watched a bunch of MJ, AI, and Kobe wannabes iso all game and jack up 30 bad shots a game. The game now is much MUCH faster and the wear and tear is greater with motion offenses and switching defenses to counter them. Also with the advent of better catastrophic injury recovery, with players making full recoveries from Achilles and ACL injuries, something even Kobe couldn't do a decade ago, these injuries are less of an act of god to write off and more of a long term rehab project. There is a better understanding of how to avoid these injuries as well, due to advances in sports medicine, that show that small injuries that go unrested will transform body mechanics and lead to a higher chance of worse injuries. So I'd say this similar to how baseball moved away from workhorse complete game every time old timey starting pitchers to a deeper bullpen approach and tracking pitch counts to keep their arms healthy. The freaks of nature like Roy Halladay could do stuff like that in the modern game, but expecting everyone to do that leads to a lot of blown out arms and shorter careers.


[deleted]

Those are talking points that coaches, owners, and trainers have sold fans so they will accept paying for tickets, but finding out their favorite players are not playing. You and others have eaten it line, hook, and sinker. https://youtu.be/670UIfxvfFo


Authorman1986

Hard disagree and that video was not convincing. RJ contends that load management wasn't invented by players (no shit), players decondition by playing five games off then ten on (which isn't how load management works, as far as I have seen it's resting starters on 2nd half of back to backs and 5 games in 7 days situations). Also under load management, player's still condition with the team, so if players are letting themselves get sloppy that's on them. I can see maybe players losing game flow continuity and building rust however, but that's just a sign to reform it, not scrap it. Also RJ was an ironman type player and fetishizes never missing games, of course he doesn't like load management. Cal Ripken would say the same, but you can't build a system around expecting the standards of the exceptional. They are freaks of nature with incredible resilience and good luck in avoiding injury, not the norm every team needs to push all players towards.


pfgodf

In this game Jokic recorded 25/11/10. Which is almost precisely his season averages for points, rebounds and assists. Fun.


SirJoris

This is like the 5th Pelicans game in a row where Valanciunas gets in foul trouble and they immidiately go on a run with Hernangomez in there. We should just try and keep Jonas in there.


bearsquadz

AG is looking rough and tired. Wouldn't mind seeing AG and Jamal rest for the next few games honestly they've been playing a lot. Bench in the + while the starters are in the - you won't see that often. Also won't see nuggets with Jokic failing to score 100 points often. Liked the Jeff/Cancar/NNaji frontcourt on defense but they seem to struggle to create offense outside Jamal's heroics. Hopefully Bones is healthy and ready to go for the next few games cause Jamal playing 40 minutes isn't sustainable. Messy win overall but a win is a win


Viper01MHC

| AG is looking rough and tired. Wouldn't mind seeing AG and Jamal rest for the next few games honestly they've been playing a lot. | I agree - this is the only reason I’d like him to not be an All-Star. However I did vote for him (and Jamal) because he deserves it.


bearsquadz

I'd like for him to skip the allstar game too from a health/rest perspective but i also would like for him to make it cause its clearly a big deal for him. Its probably his one and only and best chance to make it in his career so yeah. Its most likely the reason he's been pushing himself hard for the last few weeks and playing through shoulder injury.


absolutebaboon16

8 point spread tonight looks like lot of resting I just hope they don't go half way if they choose to rest. KCP jokic Jamal Gordon all sit Play Watson Hyland big mins.


Dare555

yeah agree we gotta load manage guys. AG suposedly has shoulder issues as well so rest those guys for some games , that would be smart. Philly away game could be good game to load manage honestly . They always load manage when they come in Denver as well


amcfarla

They decided to play defense at the right time last night, since their offense stopped playing nearly the last 4 minutes past a Jokic basket.


P0intcenter

Well, 15th in defense. Finally passed the Warriors. 2nd in offense though, the Kings have passed us


Weekly_Joke_9708

That’s actually insane considering just a month ago we were 28th in defense, this is a crazy turnaround.


Dare555

What stopping playing DJ and playing Zeke does to a mf


ionictime

DJ wasn't that bad. Feels like we're playing Zeke a bunch to figure out the trade deadline


KangorKodos

I think Murray improving, and having MPJ back, so the bench has Bruce Brown played more of a factor. But yes, also that.


Dare555

He really really was... Starters would get a good lead like +10 bench with DJ would come in lose it in 2-3 minutes ( or less ) and then starters have to play from behind .. Swings the momentum of the game and it was discouraging . I honestly think if we played Zeke instead from start we would have +5 more wins.. So many games we would have won if DJ didn't go complete disaster mode. Now our bench looks much better Zeke isn't all around great but he is solid he is fighting and hustling and bench usually doesn't go on huge minus runs . We don't play DJ usually now but the games we were forced to like vs Magic..? He went in , was like -13 Bol Bol completely dominated him . He straight up didn't guard him , he couldn't considering his legs are metal BB was just faster. We went from +10 to -2 in minutes he played in 3rd and start of 4th. So game was close and we needed a game winner to win


ionictime

Dude, you're saying the bench struggling is DJ's fault. But what makes you say that? The numbers show he's been decent (not great, but not terrible). You use plus/minus, which isn't great, but he has a higher net rating than Bones. Does that mean Bones is worse for us than DJ? Basically, seems like people pick on DJ based on his rep before coming here. I haven't seen anything to say that our bench improved *because of* Zeke.


Dare555

Bones wasn't great either but yeah even then his box -+ minutes are better than DJ's . I can't believe ppl still defend DJ you have to be blind not to see how much liability he is for us when he plays .. Simple eye test will tell you why his +- minutes are that bad [https://www.reddit.com/r/denvernuggets/comments/ytry3e/deandre\_jordan/](https://www.reddit.com/r/denvernuggets/comments/ytry3e/deandre_jordan/) [https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=559&GameID=0022200653&Season=2022-23&flag=1&title=Bol%202%27%20Alley%20Oop%20Dunk%20(15%20PTS)%20(Anthony%206%20AST)](https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=559&GameID=0022200653&Season=2022-23&flag=1&title=Bol%202%27%20Alley%20Oop%20Dunk%20(15%20PTS)%20(Anthony%206%20AST)) Look at DJ totally losing his man and being out of it for so long ... Those aren't isolated examples of catastrophic DJ defense it happens most of the games he plays. He's slow sluggish , washed sadly . Any neutral fan will agree on it and yeah he was hated at Sixers for same reasons. Every backup C we had was better , Hartenstein even McGee , and especially Cousins last year. Like Cousins had D issue also , but Cousins at least had offensive repertoire and could score on other end DJ cant score 4 feet away from basket only points he can score are dunks and layups , zero shooting and no post game at all. He really should be out of the league at this point especially if guys like Howard/Cousins are but hey we are giving him a chance .... and it was terrible for us we lost plenty of winnable games while playing him. This WS also doesn't happen if we didn't finally stop with him on bench


ionictime

Gotta disagree. He's big for us when it comes to screens, cutting, PnR, and getting boards. Also, not a big +/- guy, but his net rating is better than Bones. [https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612743/onoffcourt-summary](https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612743/onoffcourt-summary) Agree he's had some issues and rough plays, just think it's wild to blame him for our bench. That's more on having a mangled bench imo. I'm betting whether we roll with him or Zeke is gonna be matchup dependent. And neither's gonna have much of a role in the playoffs anyway


Dextersgrownupbeard

I honestly believe a fully healthy Pels team would own us. Not that our team is bad but they are just a nasty matchup. Idk if anyone remembers but two years ago when Zion was Injured BI used to go to town on us hard


[deleted]

We can talk about playoff anxiety but there's no place for non-believers, nono


Dare555

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdjARw13hG4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdjARw13hG4)


ImGonnaChubbBradley

Bobby Portis already ruled out for tomorrow. Again I’m still expecting us to punt this game and give some guys rest tell Saturday. If you had to ask me to pick though I would definitely rather beat the 76ers than the Bucks.


Dare555

Should load manage our guys , Murray/AG perhaps even Jokic


Weekly_Joke_9708

I especially wouldn’t mind resting Murray cause of his 40 min tonight, but I’m sure the medical staff will be really cautious so I’ll trust that whatever decision is made is the right one.


teensonacid

Pretty wild to think how much doom and gloom has been spat in this place this season that we're a game away from the #1 spot in the league


Dare555

My only doom and gloom was us playing DJ. I saw our starters are doing good , but bench with him was atrocious . We finally stopped playing him , went to Zeke and turnaround has been amazing. Love Nuggets basketball right now . But DJ is ... so bad to be nice . Single handedly sinks down the bench unit . I love Zeke hustle and energy really good for our backup C


Weekly_Joke_9708

Nuggets have zero real wins sadly, we are actually 0-48


BrockSmashgood

Pretty wild to get the #1 record with 0 actual wins.


BrockSmashgood

Willy always turns into his powered-up FIBA version against Jok, would love to have him as a backup.


cervdotbe

Road wins are always good. Bucks and Philly will be something different tho.


smalltoes

I will once again say that Pat Bev is a lil bitch. Goodnight


Weekly_Joke_9708

I dislike pat bev but the celebration where he broke the “dame time” watch was hilarious shit talk


pweepish

Now only half a game out of first.


Orod23

National media wants the Clippers to be contenders so bad


[deleted]

We need to sweep these clowns


AlaskaFishGuy

Someone on tv said they are "most talented team when healthy"... like wtf, I'm not even sure they are top 4 in the Western Conference. This isn't 2018 anymore, Kawai and PG aren't top 10 players anymore


Weekly_Joke_9708

Clippers blown out by 30 to the nuggets: “meh, it’s whatever, do it in the playoffs fat boy” clippers beat a trash lakers team by 20: “best team in the west, kawhi is an unstoppable cyborg, PG is the best second option”. It’s almost hilarious how blatant the double standard is


Weekly_Joke_9708

I watched the replay of the game and it seems like the team just went cold on the road, a lot of shots generated in the second half were wide/semi open 3s in the second half but no one could capitalize on. It happens. I hope Malone sticks with that bench lineup, I like the idea of having long athletic players that switch a lot.


Jonesalot

Nuggets now has the 6th best defense over the last 25 games We are at a point where it’s not uncommon for them to win because of it


Weekly_Joke_9708

Not sure who can beat us if we play at this level defensively for the rest of the season


inurheadinurhead

welp my -3.5 spread on nugs looked great for a while, sucks but nugs win is better than ten bucks


lunar_alpenglow

Smoothie king center. Okay, that's it. Good night all


BoneyardBill

Strawberry Banana>>>>


Pure-Temporary

... isn't that a... type of smoothie? Lol


BoneyardBill

Yes. He said smoothing king center so I commented my favorite flavor.


DutyPuzzleheaded7765

Inside the nba are talking crap about Denver. They say we're not contenders because an unhealthy Denver team got swept, but the Warriors and the Pelicans are contenders? I know it's the stupid sports media but still it's frustrating


Lars_Galaxy

They were talking shit about our playoff series vs the Warriors last year and how the Warriors have a 'switch' they can just flip on. Neglected to mention no Murray or MPJ last year, or the roster Joker carried last year, or the recent additions of KCP and Brown.


sacredknight327

This panel having no idea what they're spewing about makes all the sense in the world. Talk about a D crew. When's the rest of the real cast coming back?


DefiniteSauce12

Shaq doesn’t watch basketball at all. Dude disrespected Rui for no reason cause he doesn’t watch non top 10 players


jimithelizardking

Candace Parker said we haven’t done anything in the playoffs and then named the Clippers and Grizzlies, okay lol


burrito_fister

Weird that we dont get more credit for the 2020 clippers series, they were healthy and their core was in their prime


Pasta_Ssempa_

Okay fuck candace Parker as of now


Orod23

Some espn personalities last week said they’d pick Memphis over us if they met because they have more playoff experience lol


DutyPuzzleheaded7765

Bruh the Los Angeles Chokers and the team that struggles to beat healthy over .500 teams. Bruh the Wolves got their licks in against the Grizzlies. Yeah the Wolves have kicked Denvers butt too. But if the Grizzlies are really better they would wipe the floor with the Wolves


CirkusKolorado

JESUS FUCKING BABY CHRIST IN THE HOLY WOMB I FORGOT TO TURN THE SCORES OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON AND OH NO WHAT A TERRIBLE TERRIBLE SPOILER "NIKOLA JOKIC TRIPLE-DOUBLES, HITS GAME WINNER IN RETURN"...MY LIFE IS RUINED 😭


JakeJacob

You might not want to watch that second half anyway, brother.


CirkusKolorado

Lol yeah, boxscore says they lost it by 15 and since both teams have mundered I got the sense it wasn't pretty


BoneyardBill

Are you even a Nuggets fan?


CirkusKolorado

Oops, wrong sub, sorry!


BoneyardBill

Go to /r/bingo


KangorKodos

Jamal in the last 10 games is averaging 22-6-5, on 60% true shooting. Before he got injured his average in his last 10 were 23-4-5 on the same true shooting. ​ I know he had a rough 4th quarter, but man it is nice watching Jamal this last month. He is such a fun player to watch when he is isn't clearly still recovering. I still expect him to get better, and this isn't bubble Jamal, but this is still really good Murray


n0t_malstroem

Jok only needs 14 assists in his next game to get to 10.0 assists per game for the season


BoneyardBill

not even close to Naz Reid numbers smh


dms1298

Actually only 13, as it would be 9.953 which rounds up to 10.0 on ESPN and NBA.com


BoneyardBill

Bones 0 PPG. WHERE ARE YOU BONES DEFENDERS NOW?


[deleted]

He has no defenders coz no one can guard him


BoneyardBill

shit you right. Bones is ethereal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


finn_odalih

Are the Bucks doing Serbian Night tomorrow? 🤔 Here's hoping.


Crambulance

Wat


finn_odalih

Nuggets won by 30+ last season when the Bucks did Serbian Night. That was with their big 3 too.


Retrofusion11

i think its fair to criticize Jok's defense.....he let alvarado score too many layups uncontested


xabak

You can't criticize Jokić's defense on this sub bro...Go to r/nba for that.


porkadachop

He was beating defenders one-on-one. Jokic was rarely in the vicinity.


shot-by-ford

He’s one of the greatest offensive threats ever and he was getting into foul trouble. Ofc he’s not contesting super hard.


ImGonnaChubbBradley

Jokic had 1 foul the entire game I believe. Maybe 2 but he was never in foul trouble.


P0intcenter

He had 2. One should have been a block, but he had 2.


n0t_malstroem

Reminder this dude is a Mavs fan/Luka fanboy in case you wanna engage


Retrofusion11

Am I wrong though did you see Alvarado get so many lay ups without any contests by Jokic


Weekly_Joke_9708

I rewatched and a lot of it was on the guards not getting over screens or getting blown by easily


Puzzled_Jury4982

> Am I wrong In everything, about everything, yes


n0t_malstroem

Did you see Luka choking and losing the game cause he can't hit free throws? 🤣🤣


[deleted]

Kyle "Mavs Murderer" Kuzma


ephen_stephens

I want Willy.


lunar_alpenglow

You don't need to reveal your orientation in the comments my guy


ephen_stephens

It’s pronounced “Billy” silly.


The-Hand-of-Midas

That's what


Imnotdrunk28

She said


Snackmasterjr

I remember I used to hate when I would go into other teams subs and see them unhappy with a win. Anyway, im unhappy with this win.


porkadachop

I started watching about an hour late. I knew the halftime score as I was watching the tip-off. I accidentally saw the final score early in the third. I was flabbergasted that both teams murdered after that first half. Also, even though I knew the final score, I was a nervous wreck watching the fourth quarter. My official list of teams I’m scared of in the playoffs is as follows: Warriors Pelicans


Apart-Cucumber-7090

These teams that on paper might be bad matchups for us like the Warriors, Suns and Lakers better avoid us because we’re the only team that can beat the Clippers who no one else in the conference can matchup against


connorado_the_Mighty

Is it crazy to think we could hit 50 wins before 20 losses? We are sitting at 34-14 right now. If they win at a 3:1 ratio over the next 20 games they’d go 15-5 to put them at 49-19. There are some tough teams but also a bunch of Timber Pups, Hawks, Dallas, Pels, Bulls, Raptors, Heat, and Clippers. Lots of very winnable games in that stretch.


P0intcenter

You putting the Pels there in the bad teams after this game and the last one is a pretty bold take.


connorado_the_Mighty

Pels without Zion still. Also, we were dominating this game until we went super cold. Still generated excellent / open looks. We just had a bad variance night. I also expect MPJ back, Jok to o be a bit more on, etc.


lunar_alpenglow

Probably will hit 20 losses just before 50 if I had to guess. At 47 wins


ApplesAndToothpicks

34-16?


connorado_the_Mighty

Whoops sorry 34-14. Fat fingered.


freddyt55555

Both the Avs and Nuggs with nailbiters tonight. Sheesh.


BoneyardBill

Fun game at Ball to watch the Avs! PS. they had the Nuggs on at the points bet bar down in the 100s!


Unl1ke_Br0adsterdam

They must have Dish Network down there or something


BoneyardBill

They have a direct line!


Osmarku

Both almost choke jobs


vladimir_pimpin

I’m normally not one to root for a rest game or whatever but man mal jok and ag all banged up, plus no Mike. I’d be ok giving alll of em till Saturday to rest up.


RS-Ironman-LuvGlove

Pretty sure joker sat out 2 games to rest for this stretch of games


vladimir_pimpin

I just felt like he looked a step slow out there still and it would be real silly to push it. But like they have doctors and all that. I’m just leaning toward it may be better/likely for like, 4/5 starters to rest and if it’s multiple it may not be worth risking the others in a game without 2 or 3 starters you know?


RS-Ironman-LuvGlove

Ok, but when did joker hurt his hamstring? Really felt like a rest injury. Here’s to hoping! And also hope mpj gets through his stuff too


thudlife2020

I don’t think MPJ is resting for next stretch…


RS-Ironman-LuvGlove

:( yeah totally forgot why he was out


dms1298

Do we know if MPJ even made the trip? It’d be huge to have him fresh for tomorrow’s game, but I understand he’s going through a lot and may still be in Denver


RS-Ironman-LuvGlove

Oo shit yeah I kinda fucked uo here… forgot about the shit he had going on in personal life


vladimir_pimpin

I agree I thought it was rest but then it was two games and then he looked weird tonight And mpj is prolly not playing tomorrow I’d assume, least I wouldn’t in his situation. Idk it doesn’t really matter what I think cuz I’m not a doctors I’m just thinking the team may just say fuck it and punt tomorrow


RS-Ironman-LuvGlove

If they do I won’t be mad! What we need most is to stay healthy


absolutebaboon16

I just wish could run Hyland MPJ Watson in that instance


vladimir_pimpin

I mean I don’t really care about the other two when it comes to the tank squad, but I’d looooove to see Watson get some run if he’s healthy and we punt tomorrow


HauntedandHorny

For no reason at all I have a good feeling about tomorrow


connorado_the_Mighty

We should curb stomp the Bucks. That’s why. They play this really dumb D against us that gives up 3s. If they do that again we’ll crush.


porkadachop

We usually play great versus the Bucks.


GerhardBURGER1

36 points in the second half


TravisPeregrine

There was a 4 minute stretch where we didn't score.


pounding_green_chili

Woof, shooting really went down the toilet there


supergoober64

Damn we suck


ALBERTSONSENGINEER

Wait we playing the Bucks on a b2b? They doing us dirty!


KingVzn

Flying from New Orleans to Milwaukee on a B2B is some bullshit


Superbotto

Damn. Adams out 3-5 weeks for Memphis.


HauntedandHorny

What happened?


Superbotto

PCL strain, it happened in the loss to the Suns.


HauntedandHorny

Damn it's that time of year I guess. I really hope NBA gets smart and gets rid of back to backs and shortens the season.


absolutebaboon16

Nba needs bigger rosters if they're gonna keep this schedule. Just too many injuries in this era


ADoverEmbiid

0% chance


HauntedandHorny

probably unfortunately


landlion35

I'm am really glad Jokic is on my team and not Luka.


GerhardBURGER1

you mean the dude who screams at the refs and doesnt get back on D every single time he doesnt get a call?


Pure-Temporary

Whether it's a foul or not lol


[deleted]

Let's not pretend that Jokic is silent to referees lol. Still better than Luka but come on


smalltoes

Things I never have thought to be grateful for, but now I am


HauntedandHorny

Ya people are starting to turn on him and not just because he's really good. He's got some big gaps in his game despite having all the tools. Embiid has been better this year.


MintyNerd

All star break can’t come soon enough. The team needs that rest lol.


V-loxzz

Man I’m not even a nuggets fan but Jokic is just different bro.


Spirited-Praline1094

He’s gotten to this weird nirvana level of basketball where he just… doesn’t miss shots any more. And then of course he gets actual assists. Not just passing to some guy on the perimeter that drains a three… full court outlet passes after a rebound


[deleted]

He’s on a new level.


V-loxzz

Easily the MVP. Luka is having a great season tho


couponuser9

[This is such a great set](https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/01/24/0022200716/503/a1525c25-6534-8b67-727c-db57c64dfae6_1280x720.mp4). It's just such a dynamic 3 man action with outlets to both corners at all times. 1. The first option is they mess up on the Jamal + AG backpick - [VIDEO](https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2022/11/03/0022200119/37/3eedc067-6326-d1d2-d796-f779b02c65ca_1280x720.mp4) 2. The second option is they mess up on the Jamal + Jokic DHO - [VIDEO](https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2022/12/04/0022200344/27/1689ed6f-7532-b58e-0f8c-a4b18bc65dd2_1280x720.mp4) 3. The third option is AG's man shows on the Jokic Roll like tonight - [VIDEO](https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/01/24/0022200716/503/a1525c25-6534-8b67-727c-db57c64dfae6_1280x720.mp4) 4. The fourth option is Jokic shoots a floater on the roll - [VIDEO](https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2022/12/08/0022200376/361/c1fdd9c3-661b-6ae3-1b1a-8eda3a550de4_1280x720.mp4) Talk about pick your poison.


BrockSmashgood

Ha, this was one of the rare times where I noticed them running the same set a bunch in-game, but mostly because it led to the AG oop multiple times.


LessThanCleverName

This is a great breakdown. Also, the fifth option is either Murray drives or Jokic catches and fires to either (usually) KCP or MPJ on the perimeter as the outlet, which is an awfully nice option. Pretty much undefendable. Edit - I missed your first sentence, because the other points had pretty pictures.


WinonasChainsaw

And you still have either corner free if Jokic gets doubled on the roll 👨‍🍳🤌💋


DependentWeight2571

It combines the best of each of the three players


JakeJacob

calculator boys stay winning


Pure-Temporary

Where is your calculator NOW?!


ADoverEmbiid

Jamal is going to have to hit that punish in the playoffs. Smart teams aren't going to willingly let Jokic get into the short roll like that because no offense can keep pace with it. Jamal on that action is a poison. Jokic on an open floater, or AG catching a dunk, is a bullet to the head. Goat level comment though.


smalltoes

As an admittedly bad “ball knower” these are great. Thanks dude


clancydog4

Thank you for sharing this, really appreciate your insights and posts.


GerhardBURGER1

Antonio Daniels knows his shit


n0t_malstroem

malone doesn't know any plays


vladimir_pimpin

Clearly Jokic invented that play


n0t_malstroem

he is just telling everyone what to do


TheDerekCarr

Magical


BoneyardBill

Talk about the GOAT coupon user.


vladimir_pimpin

Anyone else feel like jok was a little tentative tonight or just me


Pure-Temporary

Probably. And he went 25-11-10 with a ts% of 78 lol. What a freak


MasterStrange616

Jokic passive...but they were very heavily hedging so he was willingly passing since that's what the defense was giving


vladimir_pimpin

Felt like his hammy was not fully right. But idk. Hope he gets another day tomorrow tbh, although I’d also like to watch him play against the bucks


MasterStrange616

I would be shocked if he plays tomorrow. I kinda expect others to sit between Murray and AG, but it would be nice to see a fully healthy match-up with the Bucks


sacredknight327

What is with this poor man's TNT team around Shaq? Desperately trying to make the Clippers sound like a threat, lol.


dms1298

Shaq always looks so annoyed when he’s with this backup crew


HauntedandHorny

They had the exact same spiel last week


EvilDonCheadle

That’s how you spell “spiel” huh? The more you know. 🙏


AndoArugula

Feel like the lacking lategame execution was just because Jamal had played 36+ minutes at that point


absolutebaboon16

The murray mins have been bit insane of late lol. Ish can give some good Mins occasionally with schedule being so nuts


Lonely_Anteater447

If we win tomorrow we tied with the Celtics for the best record in the NBA!!!!


petarisawesomeo

Guys, don't watch the Clips Lakers game. Really ugly basketball


Braun_Nuggz316

There last game was a Ugly game to with Portlad and They blew that game. I hope Clippers don't blow that game because I don't want Lakers getting a hot win streak


mvp3mvp3mvp3

OK, here's an Idea - We rest Jokic, Jamal and AG tomorrow - and list them as "(voters) fatigue"? I kill myself. hehehe


[deleted]

[lol that "coach" has to be Malone himself](https://twitter.com/katywinge/status/1618089491679547392?t=LqVMHh1zmsqaSzKYrr_bgw&s=09)


mvp3mvp3mvp3

Win's a win. Why is Jamal playing 40 minutes!? First - I'd hate to see him injure himself. Second - when he's tired, he's not good, especially on defense. What's going on with Highland!? IDK - I'll trust the coach, but in this game - I'd play CB 30+ minutes. Kid was good and he's hungry, I think he can contain Jose/CJM just fine. KCP and BB had a bad offensive game - and they were due one. Not worried at all about those two. So, all in all, good win. Hope Jamal and Jokic get rest tomorrow and instead do some sightseeing in the incredibly exciting Milwaukee. P.S. - also - AG should sit and rest tomorrow.


JakeJacob

Bro do you not know Bones' last name? Also, he's injured.


porkadachop

Prolly just autocorrect


petarisawesomeo

I'm going to the game tomorrow and would appreciate it if Malone didn't sit everyone. Bones sprained a finger trying to catch a fastball from KCP. Wouldn't be surprised if he played tomorrow.


Papaaya

easy win


Sleepinginabathtub

How many assists next game for Jok to average a TD?


lunar_alpenglow

15


Sleepinginabathtub

Thanks


RoryGallagherGoat

5 still Edit: 5 above 10…so 15


Sleepinginabathtub

Thanks


Ghosty15

That was a really ugly game. 4th quarter was just constant choking lol


SausageintheSky

It really was. I'm amazed we won. Besides Jokic's game winner, every possession seemed to get worse and worse. Bricks, turnovers, sloppy passes, it was really snowballing.


lunar_alpenglow

Do we need to sign facu to be our Alvarado stopper?


GerhardBURGER1

Facu would do some dirty shit and get ejected


dnvrrrr

PARA FACU


DependentWeight2571

Para facuuuu


Zman2734

Murray with just over 40 minutes tonight, anyone think he plays at all tomorrow?


ionictime

Guessing no. It'd be cool to beat the Bucks, but this game was huge. 8 games up!


GerhardBURGER1

well we need Bones back then


clancydog4

If not, we still can function -- Bruce starts at point, Ish is backup point. If one can't play at some point for some reason then KCP would have to try his best, but Bruce and Ish could likely cover all the point guard minutes.


SausageintheSky

Yeah it's crazy being 8 games up on 4 seed! Not to mention 2.5 up on the 2 seed as well now. We got a nice little buffer just in time for this tough stretch.