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00:06up next they pride themselves on each and every step that leaves the victory the preparation
00:12the focus the sheer will each game a new opportunity to prove their identity only here
00:21on 2k sports welcome to the sunday afternoon edition of the nba here on 2k sports alongside
00:29greg anthony and stan van gundy i'm kevin harlow ali la force will be a reporter tonight on the
00:35sideline a moment now to check out who's leading in the all-star voting and a lot of fans and
00:41players
00:41interested to see how this thing all turns out you look at mitchell he's there in the top 10 in
00:47the
00:47eastern conference voting the fans have really gotten behind him and that's the way it should be
00:52kevin you could make a case that he should be a starter but there's just so many great players
00:57in the east just being in the top 10 shows how much respect the fans have for him so with
01:02the
01:03all-star starters in the books don't forget to join us for the nba all-star game coming up very
01:07very soon
01:08now the starting group for the visitors they've got mitchell kevin herter is out there with rui
01:14hachimura then it's jane and it's kata in at the five down low and for denner inside form it's gordon
01:22and jokic running on the wings they'll go with brown and hardaway jr and it's murray in at the
01:29point guard stan you know you think about the release point on jokic's outside shot it's tough
01:35to get to yeah kevin it certainly is and the problem is if you start to come out of your
01:40stance to try to get to that shot jokic will just pull the ball down and beat you on the
01:45grass
01:46this team loves the energy that gordon gives them he's so active leading to second chance points
01:54there and he'll be shooting his first free throw of the game here defensive foul you know these two
02:00teams rack up the assist greg they pride themselves on playing unselfish basketball yeah both sides
02:08preach player and ball movement getting everyone involved it makes both teams that much more difficult
02:15to defend brown with it hovered by mitchell they get it again and he makes no mistake on the slam
02:22dunk
02:22how about the elevation from brown there he really gets up quick to throw it down master hurter
02:33laid in with a nice touch off the glass just setting the tone with an aggressive move
02:38to the racket and where's the help defensively well when you are the aggressor this early
02:45it is intimidating gordon with no one around the rebound by kata gone two or three here to start off
02:54the
02:54game here's mitchell and it's mitchell with the jam hey dunks aren't always for the big fella a
03:02serious power move from the point well in this league you can see powerful plays from anyone and anywhere
03:10your position no longer dictates your scoring options brown wide open a three-pointer no good
03:19so for the nuggets their last game a win against the 76ers pass to mitchell and then mitchell with the
03:26dunk
03:27and guys he's not an easy man to stop when he's got the rim in his sights never has been
03:33never will
03:34be he is a determined finisher murray no good gone four or five from the field so far
03:44here's kata yokich defending lets it go from the wing and it's mitchell missing well i'm surprised that
03:52didn't call for him we know that's a shot he can hit and there wasn't much resistance either murray the
03:59pass to yokich and the call up against yokich that's his first foul yeah way to get there first and
04:09be
04:09willing to absorb the contact
04:15and here in the first approaching three minutes played
04:19the drive by mitchell and a lot of contact on that one so he'll shoot two here it's going to
04:24be on jamal
04:25murray
04:33free throw drops for mitchell
04:43and mitchell drops them both our premier offense for the nuggets but defensively stand there has been
04:49some slippage well they've had to make some tough financial decisions letting some of their defensive
04:55minded veterans depart in free agency over the years they got to wonder who will step up but it
05:02often takes young players a little longer at the defensive end so david adelman's decided to call a
05:09timeout here coach is going to talk some things over with the team might be seeing something to adjust
05:20the team might be seeing something to do with the team might be seeing something to do with the team
05:30murray outside they need this here's yokich good and the assist goes to murray
05:36yokich has got his second basket of the game yeah i feel like yokich doesn't even need to see the
05:42basket
05:42when he gets that close
05:46and it's mitchell missing i mean come on that's a shot you expected to make hard away with a light
05:53open look and it's off from three-point range herder finds hatchimura here's james and james throws it
06:01down and he can time his passes so perfectly wow what an assist the nuggets trailed by three
06:09pass to brown sinks the triple grounds that five now i like how brown values the three-point shot
06:17generally christian is pretty careful with his selection kata the best to mitchell
06:30and it's denver with the rebound and a lot of that was game plan putting guys in a position to
06:36succeed particularly on the offensive end and that was the kind of win that coach takes pride in
06:43you lay out the strategy and the players execute perfectly here's kata the nuggets getting the
06:50buck herder that's a two-pointer and it's off the back rim no good i mean that's the shot to
06:56take
06:56he just couldn't get it to go tries to keep it alive
07:04here's hatchimura that one goes in they're finding lanes to the hoop now with consistency
07:11five buckets in a row from the paint denver's gone a meager 106 from three-point land since we got
07:17started a nice shot by brown this strong shooting has really helped them secure this lead
07:25gotten six of 11 shots to go down so far pretty nice shooting back to herder and here's mitchell from
07:32the arm go gets trapped to miss and he didn't punish them for the weak coverage there but they can't
07:39count on him to continue missing from eight you can't hit that time well you have to like their work
07:46on
07:47the boards kevin particularly here to start the game herder no good you can tell he's forcing things
07:55a bit at the moment he's been trying to get it going but this hasn't been his quarter the rebound
08:00by kata
08:03mitchell kicks to hatchimura
08:06a miss that time would have put him up
08:09nuggets have gone seven of fifteen from the field at this point i don't look here for murray
08:15he hangs in there and catches in on the second chance points well the first guy you have to box
08:20out
08:21there nikola jokic that's just bad recognition
08:31and a whole new lineup here for the nugget a moment here now to see the numbers for jokic
08:37and the biggest takeaway when you look at his numbers is how good his three-point shooting has
08:43been the past five games he's finding the open spots on the perimeter and when he's getting good
08:49looks boy he is not missing now here is he gives his team some nice contributions averaging a bit over
08:5710 points a game and here's mitchell from the arc it's hauled in by brunt and you know what he's
09:02just
09:03not on his game no doubt about it their deficit isn't totally on him but he has not been an
09:08asset
09:09for his team so stand for the teams that made a move at the trade deadline they're now facing the
09:14challenge of integrating incorporating new players yeah it's not easy kevin and these teams in the
09:21playoff mix have to incorporate those new guys quickly and prove that that trade was worth it
09:27there's a lot riding on these moves and the nuggets making a change here tyson's checked in
09:39that's also good so he hits both three throws well you see why teams try to avoid fouling him
09:45you're basically giving away points here's kata that one's in his first shot this game easy shot for him
09:54he'll take that every time up the floor brown the pass to jordan
10:02here's strother it's brown on the way
10:08shot clock at five here's tyson a team's rebounding is a great measure of its energy and theirs has been
10:17terrific here in the first quarter i love the ball movement there he put that on a silver platter
10:23just served him up now here's brown he has yet to score and he takes the fantastic lead pass up
10:31strong
10:31for the slam right there the defense collapses on him so he dishes it unselfish
10:39that's good by mitchell really well done they're just confident and composed never in a hurry
10:49brown deciding where to go with it over ellis and it's brown missing
10:57gone 0-3 from three-point land nothing yet going outside seemed like he changed his mind halfway
11:03through the layup tried to go to something else and flat out choked it to the paint here's
11:09philipowski uh-oh reversed good home that was pretty agreed the agility on display pass to hatchimura
11:20off target from outside
11:25here's frother he's covered by hatchimura here's tyson traps in the tray
11:32dyson who's got five points so far and that assist got him a little nod from his teammate after that
11:38christian brown getting it done for the denver nuggets he finishes with nine points in the quarter
11:44the d is having all sorts of problems with them back to the action in just a minute
11:58and hope you've enjoyed the broadcast so far halfway through the first half in this one
12:02and the nuggets guys what jumps out to you numbers wise showing a lot of confidence in their rotation
12:08they went right to that bench when they need a point yeah they really trust their depth they have
12:14no problem relying on their bench in crucial situations
12:25kyle filipowski is out there with jordan then there's jamal murray then there's brown
12:30and it's drother in at the two that's the group in the game for the nuggets well when you move
12:36the ball
12:36you open up the defense great job to make the unselfish play shoots from 12 and there's another one for
12:44the nuggets well murray can create space off the dribble and he doesn't hesitate with that pull up and you
12:52assemble an all swagger team jamal murray stan is on that roster well you're right kevin and look
13:00where players really gain their confidence their swagger if you will in this league is when you play your
13:08best from the biggest stages in the playoffs jamal murray has certainly done that he has earned his
13:15swagger right now let's take a moment here to catch up with ala la force on the sidelines thank you
13:21guys
13:21the nuggets have gotten used to success nicola yokich said quote winning is a lifestyle for us it's really
13:27good when you're winning everybody's happy everybody wants to play everybody is buying into the system
13:32i was here when we were losing so i do not want to go back to that kevin back to
13:36you there's your
13:37good with him in the lineup okay thank you allen here's gillespie following the score by jamal murray
13:46passy the pass to prince
13:52back to bassy a shot's good on the assist by prince and even if you risk a foul the d
13:59has to play him
14:01tougher when he gets it that deep yeah once he gets the ball in that spot health has to be
14:06very
14:06quick to rotate over murray for three again the miss by murray just not there from a rhythm
14:13standpoint right now it's really a moody and wanton slams it in those plays can make a difference
14:21in a game like this well you know it's gonna fire up greg everybody on mid bench and guys you
14:28cannot
14:29allow that in a close game you have to make it harder than that so david addelman's decided to
14:35call a timeout here he's ready to talk things through with them
14:45yokich he's checked in for the nuggets already it's febular hard to believe let's see how the west
14:51is matching up you look at denver right now they've compiled the sixth best record in the conference
14:56and you know for the nuggets most of the pre-season predictions were right on the money when it came
15:01to them i mean a playoff contender but not necessarily championship caliber well sometimes those teams
15:08that are on the edge can be the most dangerous they play like they have something to prove oh going
15:15high to throw that one down sky high fantastic one hand jam
15:22james outside from deep herder it's hauled in by brock the game has been very close in a lot of
15:30areas
15:30but rebounding has been the one differentiator thus far gone five of six so far from the field in the
15:37second quarter outside james
15:40quarter number two around three minutes gone by glennuggets leading by three
15:52wide open and it's denver scoring again
15:59gone two or three when they have stepped beyond the arc in the second quarter here's ellis
16:04ellis lays it up off the glass well what i like about that ellis is not content to just hang
16:10out on
16:11the perimeter and it's murray penetrating uses the glass to finish the layup murray's got six here in
16:19this quarter well it took him a while to get his legs under him he didn't do much in the
16:24first quarter
16:24but now he's off the front shot is good and the nugget lead is cut down now to just three
16:30on the bucket
16:30from ellis yeah he may be thin but ellis has that wiry strength keon can handle physical play murray
16:38good overall this quarter he's getting good luck and he's taking advantage outside james
16:48there's ellis with the three ball denver grabs the miss they host the kings after this game and that
16:55game is the second of two straight at home he gets that one and it's a seven point denver lead
17:02great look for yo listen we know he can hit the outside shot but going to nicola inside is a
17:09winning play
17:17pop over to our 2k leaderboard to see which power forwards and centers have had the most productive
17:22last month offensively they'll get you second you know there are different styles among those big
17:29men but they have one thing very much in common they can dominate offensively face up or back to the
17:36basket they can get it done yeah and what jumps out at me from these guys is the amount of
17:42skill they
17:42they all have on offense they can go at you so many ways
17:52murray against hachimura
17:58murray outside
18:01gordon kicks to hardaway back to gordon
18:04that drops and it comes off the assist from hardaway
18:08gordon's got the lead up to nine now for denver well confidence isn't something that gordon is
18:13lacking he thinks his shot is there so he just takes it mitchell the shot from the low post is
18:19good
18:20mitchell's got 10. and here are the nuggets now coming off that win against philadelphia
18:27and bottom line they found ways to score credit the game plan going in it was right on the money
18:34yeah that kind of performance on the road really speaks to their preparation
18:39and mental fortitude i mean the number of points they've scored in the paint already here
18:44it is eye-opening
18:46glenough gets leading by five
18:52here's brown
18:53many points in the game so far
18:56that's a hardaway
18:58gets the three-pointer to fall
19:01a go-to shot for hardaway junior he can really hurt defenses from downtown
19:09on the wing mitchell he's covered by murray and that one drops
19:17and so it's murray who brings the ball up for the denver nuggets so david edelman's decided to call
19:22a timeout here he's going to have a discussion on the sideline
19:34who's brown
19:35who's jack in for murray
19:38next to the line up for the denver
19:40glenough
19:42bruce brown
19:56Brown up top. James covered.
19:58It's stolen.
20:04Time to find Hachimura.
20:06Gets it to him. With the shot.
20:09And it's James
20:10missing. And they continue
20:12to control the glass.
20:15Brown with it. And Hachimura
20:16picks him up defensively.
20:18And the basket by Gordon.
20:20Wow. What a pass there. He made that
20:22a very easy basket
20:23with that setup.
20:25To the inside.
20:27And Keita gets it to go.
20:29That was just a perfect possession.
20:32Getting it in tight for the high percentage shot.
20:35Brown the pass
20:36to Jokic.
20:41We've got 113 left in the second quarter.
20:44Yeah, he's not exactly
20:45a highlight reel dunker.
20:47But you love to see
20:49Jokic throw it down.
20:51Mitchell passes to Keita.
20:54There's the triple.
20:56The shot by Mitchell.
20:57No good.
20:58And you could tell.
20:59He thought that triple
21:00was going to fall.
21:03Here's Brown.
21:05Chance there to push it
21:06to double digits
21:07but it's off the mark.
21:08Clock management.
21:09This is where they can get
21:10a two for one.
21:11And Kevin,
21:12every opportunity counts.
21:14Hachimura.
21:15And the three off target.
21:17We've got a nine second
21:18difference between the
21:19shot clock and the game clock.
21:21Hardaway goes in.
21:22It's rebounded by Herter.
21:25Gotten cold from deep
21:26in the second quarter.
21:27Just two of six
21:29from long range.
21:29Here's Hachimura.
21:32Offensive rebound.
21:33Mitchell outside.
21:36No good from outside.
21:40A pass to Gordon.
21:42And it's Gordon
21:43finishing it off.
21:44Oh, and the lead
21:46gets bigger
21:47on a ridiculous
21:48offensive sequence.
21:49That dunk alone
21:50would have been spectacular.
21:51Never mind it coming
21:53at the end
21:53of an alley-oop.
21:55And so it's Denver
21:56with a ten point lead.
21:58Some breathing room
21:59heading into the break.
22:00We're shooting the ball
22:01so well on this one.
22:02A great performance
22:02from the field.
22:03We've got more in store
22:05for you right after this.
22:25And as we welcome you
22:26to halftime,
22:27no other way to say it,
22:29an abysmal start.
22:32Veering off topic a bit,
22:33I wanted to ask you guys,
22:35who would you say
22:36is the best trash talker
22:37of all time?
22:39Man, there's been
22:39a lot of them.
22:40But I'll go with
22:41either Bird or Jordan
22:43because trash talk
22:44is only good
22:45if you can back it up.
22:46I really can't say
22:48because nobody
22:48talked trash to me.
22:49They were too afraid
22:50of the consequences.
22:51Okay, now that's a lie
22:53because I talk trash
22:54to you all the time
22:55and I haven't seen
22:55any consequences.
22:57Oh, just wait
22:57until the next break,
22:58buddy boy.
22:59Been saving up.
23:02And looking now
23:03at that first half,
23:04anything that could
23:05have gone wrong
23:06did go wrong
23:08for the visiting team.
23:11They've got to play
23:12with more force
23:12defensively,
23:13if you ask me.
23:14You've got to make
23:15them feel you.
23:16Yeah, touch them up
23:17if you have to.
23:17Right now,
23:18they're putting up
23:19no resistance.
23:25That is more than
23:26enough of us.
23:27Let's send you
23:27back to the game.
23:28Kevin Harlan and crew
23:29with the second half.
23:45And happy you could join us.
23:46We've got two quarters
23:47left to go in regulation.
24:14Every coach has
24:15their own philosophy,
24:16but Stan,
24:17you were telling me
24:18that it might not
24:19always align
24:20with their team
24:21style of play.
24:22Yeah, look, Kevin,
24:23I think there's a difference
24:24between philosophy
24:26and style of play.
24:28And I think what you
24:29have to understand,
24:30philosophy are those
24:31immutable things
24:32that you think
24:33will win games
24:34regardless of the style.
24:37So that'll never change.
24:38But your style
24:40has to be fitted
24:41to your personnel.
24:42We've got Rui Hachimura.
24:44James is out there
24:45with Mitch.
24:46Then it's Kevin
24:47Hurter
24:47and it's
24:48Kada
24:49in at the center
24:49position.
24:50Yeah, he's in such
24:51a great rhythm
24:52right now.
24:53Makes sense
24:53to get in the ball
24:54any way you can.
24:56Yeah, when you have
24:57a guy playing
24:58like he has been
24:58recently,
24:59he's got to be
25:00the first option
25:01on every possession.
25:03Getting at 52%
25:04for the field.
25:05They're clicking.
25:06Hurter finds
25:07Hachimura
25:07for a three.
25:09Mitchell
25:09it's hauled in
25:10by the Nuggets.
25:12They've led by
25:12as much as 10.
25:16And Hardaway
25:17gets it to go.
25:18Hardaway
25:19has got five.
25:20And they're beginning
25:21to just flat out
25:22fall apart
25:23defensively right now.
25:24Especially
25:25on the interior.
25:26Pass to Hurter.
25:28Now Mitchell.
25:31Now Hurter
25:32for Murray.
25:34Count it
25:35and the Nugget lead
25:36has been cut down
25:37to seven
25:37on the bucket
25:38from Hurter.
25:38And making
25:39three of their
25:40first four shots
25:41in this app
25:41is a strong start.
25:43Now it's about
25:44growing that momentum.
25:46Murray,
25:46no good.
25:48Gone three of four
25:49so far
25:50in the third quarter
25:50from the field.
25:51Pretty good start
25:52to the hand.
25:53Back to James.
25:55Pass to Hachimura.
25:58No good on the triple.
26:00And when you can't
26:01get anything to fall
26:02it definitely
26:03gets in your head.
26:05Yeah,
26:05they might want to
26:06draw something up here
26:07to get him something
26:08at the rim
26:09or get him
26:10to the free throw line.
26:11Sometimes that's all
26:12it takes
26:13to snap a post.
26:26Already it's February.
26:28Let's see how the East
26:28is matching up.
26:30Taking a look here
26:30at the visitors.
26:32Sixth right now
26:33in the conference
26:33with lots of time
26:34to make a move.
26:38Gone one of three
26:39from downtown
26:40since halftime.
26:41Here's Mitchell.
26:43Slammed home
26:43and he draws the foul
26:44a chance for another
26:45point at the free throw line.
26:47It's going to be
26:48on Jokic.
26:49Now that's what I call
26:50a momentum changer.
26:52Yeah,
26:52when you've got
26:53a point guard
26:54with that kind of spring
26:55no lead is safe.
26:57Yeah,
26:58he saw the opportunity
26:59to finish with some
27:00authority
27:01trying to fire
27:02his guys up.
27:07Murray outside.
27:10Tries the spin move.
27:14Brown's shot is off.
27:16Jokic with the steal.
27:18He takes advantage
27:19of them
27:19in every way possible.
27:21And Greg,
27:22he lures them
27:22into a trap
27:23on the steal
27:24and then bang
27:25straight to the bucket.
27:27Turning great defense
27:28into great offense.
27:30That's the kind
27:31of stop
27:32you're looking for.
27:40Let's go to the
27:412K leaderboard
27:42and look at the NBA's
27:43best rebounding teams
27:44for this last month.
27:45Number five,
27:46the Nuggets.
27:47What a run
27:48it's been for both
27:49these clubs
27:49in terms of their
27:50rebounding.
27:51Two physical teams
27:52on a collision course
27:53here tonight.
27:56Gone 4-6
27:57from the field
27:58since the start
27:59of the third.
28:00Inside.
28:02Not as good
28:03and the Nugget lead
28:04is cut down
28:04to seven
28:05on the bucket
28:05from Hachimura.
28:07And the confidence
28:08Hachimura has
28:09in himself
28:10knows he can score
28:11from this area
28:12when given the chance.
28:14Murray,
28:15no good.
28:16Gone 5-7
28:18from the field
28:18in the third quarter.
28:19Let's see if
28:20they can keep it up.
28:21And James
28:21throws it down.
28:23And that's a little
28:24lack of fight
28:25at the defensive end.
28:26Absolutely.
28:27At least on that slam,
28:28you're right.
28:29That's one way
28:30to let a team
28:31back in the game.
28:32Yeah, but also
28:33credit the offense
28:34there.
28:34That's making a play
28:36when you really need it.
28:37And they need
28:38more of them.
28:40That's tipped.
28:44Mitchell in the corner
28:45takes the three
28:46and he's good
28:47on the three ball.
28:48Now just a two-point
28:50Denver lead.
28:51Well, already
28:52an improvement
28:52for him
28:53from beyond
28:53the arc
28:54in this half.
28:58Outside Hardaway.
29:00Tires from deep.
29:02And James
29:03pulls it down.
29:04And on an open
29:05look like that,
29:06he's very gifted
29:07at making
29:07the weak coverage pay.
29:09With a tie.
29:10Watson,
29:11the pass to Herter.
29:12And it comes off
29:13the front of the rim.
29:15Well, if you have
29:15the space,
29:16you have to take
29:18that shot.
29:19He missed it,
29:20but he's trying
29:21to keep the defense
29:22on him.
29:23Here's Jokic.
29:25Murray for three.
29:26It's hauled in
29:27by Watson.
29:29Gone into
29:30the three-point range
29:31four times
29:32since halftime
29:33and buried
29:33two of them.
29:34Pass to Herter.
29:36Watson kicks
29:36to Hechimura.
29:38Shot from
29:3816.
29:40Rebound by
29:40the Nuggets.
29:41Now the Nuggets
29:42bet on the development
29:44of young Christian
29:44Brown.
29:45And Stan,
29:46he has rewarded
29:47their faith.
29:48He has developed
29:49so nicely.
29:50Kevin,
29:50he certainly has.
29:52Probably
29:52has even exceeded
29:54what their expectations
29:56were for him.
29:57But he's a guy
29:58that is such
29:59a hard worker.
30:00He's smart.
30:01He's tough.
30:02And he's all
30:03about winning.
30:04Gordon for three.
30:06That's in there.
30:07Murray with the assist.
30:09Murray's got his
30:10fourth assist
30:11in this one.
30:12Well,
30:12he's not an elite
30:13three-point shooter,
30:15but Gordon makes
30:16just enough threes
30:17to be a threat
30:18from out there.
30:21Mitchell kicks
30:22to Herter.
30:24And he can't
30:25answer back.
30:25The three-pointer
30:26off-line.
30:29There's the call
30:30on Kevin Herter.
30:31That is his first
30:32foul of the game.
30:34So David Adelman
30:35decided to call
30:36a timeout here.
30:37He's going to take
30:38a few moments here
30:39to check in
30:39with his team
30:40and regroup.
30:49He's checked in
30:50for Hachimura.
31:07Down low.
31:08Here's Murray.
31:10The rebound
31:11by James.
31:12James has got
31:13four rebounds
31:14in this game.
31:15Okay,
31:16time for an
31:17injury report.
31:18He let me know
31:18that it's a strained
31:19hip,
31:20which causes
31:20plenty of soreness
31:22and shooting pain
31:22in that area.
31:23They've decided
31:24this is an injury
31:25that can be played
31:26through,
31:26but we'll see
31:26if it's a limiting
31:27factor.
31:28Back to you.
31:29Allie,
31:29thank you for
31:30the update.
31:31Well,
31:31look,
31:31reality hits hard
31:33and I know
31:34he's frustrated
31:35by this setback,
31:36but you have
31:37to take things
31:38one day at a time
31:39and just get
31:40yourself right.
31:44Mitchell,
31:45this is to Watson.
31:47Good,
31:47and the assist
31:48goes to Mitchell.
31:50Mitchell's got
31:50three assists
31:51in the game.
31:53Terrific ball movement
31:54leading to the basket.
31:56You love to see it.
31:57Not the kind
31:58of aggressive defense
32:00they need
32:00to cut into the lead.
32:02Yeah,
32:02you have to protect
32:03the rim,
32:04Greg,
32:04a little better.
32:05Yeah,
32:05I'd consider calling
32:06timeout right away
32:07after that one.
32:09The defense
32:09has to be better there.
32:12One of the
32:12it's leading by eight.
32:14This one for three.
32:16It's hauled in
32:17by Watson.
32:19Out to the wing.
32:22Kicks it out
32:23to James.
32:24Shoots over
32:25Filipowski.
32:26James,
32:27no good.
32:28The Nugget shooting
32:3042% from the field
32:31here in the third.
32:32Tires the three.
32:34And Jokic is good
32:35on the three.
32:37Jokic's performance
32:38has been off the charts
32:40tonight.
32:40He is having a
32:42huge impact
32:43on this game.
32:44Here's Mitchell.
32:45Takes it off the glass.
32:47Mitchell's got
32:4824 points.
32:49Just a heroic
32:51scoring effort
32:51from him this quarter.
32:53He's doing everything
32:54he can to will
32:55hold that back
32:56into this game.
32:57And contact
32:58on the shot
32:58so he'll be
32:59shooting free throws
33:00here.
33:00Well when you're
33:01guarding a guy
33:01like Murray
33:02you have to
33:03stay under control
33:04because Jamal
33:05is so crafty.
33:07And guys,
33:08what do you think
33:09about the hustle
33:09stats for the Nuggets?
33:11Well the defense
33:12hasn't done nearly
33:13a good enough job
33:14of getting back
33:14in transition
33:15and they've
33:16taken advantage
33:18racking up
33:19fast break points
33:20against him.
33:21And another thing
33:22they did well
33:23was just keep
33:23the effort up
33:24offensively.
33:26Lots of boards
33:27leading to extra
33:28opportunities
33:28which they converted.
33:30And the Nuggets
33:31making a change here.
33:32Jordan's checked in.
33:34Here's Nodgy.
33:35And down it goes
33:37jamming that one home.
33:39Beautiful reverse
33:40jam right there.
33:42Use the rim
33:42to protect the ball
33:43I think.
33:47Here's Trother.
33:49The three-pointer
33:50is right on target.
33:51Trother's got the lead
33:53up to 12 now
33:53for the Nuggets.
33:55Defensively
33:55if you're going to
33:56disrupt his rhythm
33:57you have to put
33:59more pressure
34:00on him.
34:01And physically
34:01there's no doubt
34:02they've been the
34:03stronger team.
34:04A plus 10 rebound
34:05advantage tells you
34:06all you need to know.
34:08Murray good.
34:09That's just a
34:10terrific move.
34:11Murray so skilled
34:12at creating space
34:14off the dribble.
34:17Mitchell passes
34:18to Watson.
34:19Hits it from
34:20three-point ring.
34:22Watson's got six
34:23points in the quarter.
34:24And he's really
34:25shot the ball well
34:26but it hasn't
34:27been contagious.
34:29Strother
34:29and a miss
34:30there on the triple.
34:34Watson the pass
34:35to James.
34:36And James
34:37throws it down.
34:38And guys
34:39you don't think
34:40this fella can do
34:41some major damage
34:42if he gets
34:44an opening to the rim.
34:45G8.
34:45They just learned
34:46that lesson
34:47the hard way.
34:48They better
34:49put a little bit
34:50more effort
34:51into their team
34:51the next time.
34:53Yeah look
34:54never tempt a guy
34:55with a sure thing.
34:57No surprise
34:58to see him
34:59taking advantage
34:59like that.
35:00Jokic firing
35:01on all cylinders
35:02for the Nuggets.
35:04His performance
35:05that quarter
35:05has earned him
35:06a double-double.
35:07Seems like he's
35:08been everywhere
35:08in this game.
35:09And we've got
35:10more M2K Sports
35:16fourth quarter
35:17of action
35:17is upon us.
35:18Thanks as always
35:19for joining us.
35:27On out there
35:28with Kyle Filipowski.
35:30Then it's Jordan.
35:31Then there's
35:32Jamal Murray.
35:33And it's
35:33Strother
35:34in at the two-guard position.
35:35That's the group
35:36on the floor
35:36for Denver.
35:38Gillespie
35:39the pass to Watson.
35:40Here's Prince.
35:41It's good
35:42and Watson
35:42picking up the assist.
35:44And coming down
35:45the stretch here
35:46both teams
35:46still on fire.
35:48Yeah in hopes
35:49that your opponent
35:50is just going to go cold
35:52that's not going to happen
35:54it doesn't look like
35:55in this one.
35:56This might go down
35:56to whoever has
35:57the last possession.
35:59Strother
35:59no good.
36:00Well he's going to have
36:02some explaining
36:03to do on the sideline
36:04about why he took
36:05that shot.
36:07Yeah you know
36:07back in the day
36:08you'd be taking a seat.
36:10Now unfortunately
36:11it seems like
36:12we see too many
36:13ill-advised shots.
36:16Watson finds Prince.
36:18Here's Gillespie.
36:20Buries the long-range jumper.
36:21Their three-point percentage
36:23has taken a big leap
36:25here in this second half.
36:27And so Brown
36:28will bring it up
36:29for the Nuggets.
36:30Led by as many
36:31as 14 points.
36:36Now here's Ellis.
36:37Defense right on him.
36:39Watson's shot is good.
36:40And he is starting
36:42to turn it on now
36:43after that slow start.
36:45The Nuggets
36:45leading by six.
36:47Murray with the bounce back.
36:49Here's Filipowski.
36:52Strother
36:53no good.
36:55Got all three
36:56of their shots
36:57to drop here
36:57in the fourth quarter.
36:58They came out of the break
36:59on a roll.
37:00Watson that's for two.
37:01And it's Denver
37:03with the rebound.
37:04Brown's got six rebounds
37:06now in the game.
37:07He takes it in.
37:08It's deflected.
37:10And so it looks like
37:11Denver will retain
37:12possession here.
37:13Denver making a switch here.
37:15Brokers just checked in.
37:17Substitution on the court.
37:26Second minute off the clock
37:27now in the fourth.
37:31Pass to Brown.
37:35Some nice
37:36ball movement
37:36by the Nuggets.
37:38That doesn't go either
37:39for Brown.
37:41Even though it hasn't
37:42been his best game
37:43they're still up
37:44and that's what's important.
37:46It's off his leg.
37:47And the officials
37:48saying it was kicked.
37:49And the Nuggets
37:50making a change here.
37:51Dyson's check in.
38:04Here's Kada.
38:06Three pointers off the mark.
38:09Denver leading by six.
38:11Fires from 18.
38:14Pass to Filabowski.
38:16From Keith Jokic.
38:18The Nuggets
38:19with another miss.
38:21Gone one and two
38:22from three-point range
38:23here in the fourth.
38:24Gillespie.
38:25That's good.
38:26And there's a pattern
38:27starting to take shape here.
38:29They're working
38:30it inside
38:31and getting good shots
38:32from close range.
38:37Murray looking around.
38:40And another miss
38:41by Denver.
38:42Well he's still looking
38:43for his first bucket.
38:45Fortunately his teammates
38:46have picked up the slack.
38:48Trames the three-pointer.
38:50And it's now
38:51only a one-point Denver lead.
38:53And they have gotten
38:54themselves back
38:55into this game
38:56just in the nick of time.
38:58If that one had come
38:59any later
39:00it would have been
39:01Katie bar the door.
39:02Yeah look
39:03they've shown
39:04great resolve
39:05to work their way
39:06back into this one.
39:07But they're not done yet.
39:09They're going to have
39:10to grind it out.
39:12Gillespie
39:12the pass to Hachimura.
39:14And the layup's
39:15good off the glass.
39:16Oh great ball movement there.
39:22Denver's gone ice cold
39:24from three-point land
39:250-4 since the start
39:26of the final quarter.
39:28Pass to Jokic.
39:32Jokic doing the job
39:34inside.
39:35And he just makes it
39:36look so easy at times.
39:39Once Jokic gets going
39:40there's almost
39:41no chance
39:42of slowing down.
39:43Here's Ellis.
39:45Denver grabs the miss.
39:50Here's Tyson.
39:52Lays it up
39:52and takes it in.
39:54And you don't want
39:55to allow
39:55too many of those
39:57short ones
39:58with the game
39:59right now
39:59in the balance.
40:02Gillespie
40:03the pass to Kata.
40:08Hachimura down low.
40:10No good that time.
40:11And boy
40:12have they been
40:13hitting the backboard
40:14in this game
40:15or what.
40:16Kind of surprising
40:17it's such a tight game.
40:19Murray
40:19good.
40:20Yeah
40:20exceptional focus
40:22from Murray
40:22offensively tonight.
40:26Here's Ellis.
40:28Solid play
40:28on the low block
40:29and that one's good.
40:30Look you have
40:31to trust your guys.
40:33Ellis showing
40:34he's up
40:35for the challenge.
40:38Murray
40:40missed on the three.
40:43Yeah there's no reason
40:43for the defense
40:44to get out on him
40:45right now.
40:46Just let him
40:47keep taking that shot
40:48until he shows them
40:49he's going to knock it down.
40:51A three pointer.
40:52Good.
40:53Quick work off
40:54the catch by Ellis.
40:55This is why
40:56his teammates
40:57and coaches
40:57encourage him
40:58to remain aggressive.
41:00And so
41:01Brown will bring it up
41:02for the Denver Nuggets.
41:03And we've got a timeout
41:04from David Adelman.
41:06He has decided
41:07it's the right time
41:08to talk.
41:09And he could tell
41:10his guys starting
41:11to wear down
41:12a little bit.
41:13Call time
41:14to just let them
41:14get their legs
41:15back on him.
41:16And now
41:17let's swing it over
41:18to Allie LaForce
41:19on the sideline.
41:20I was able to listen in
41:21on what Denver's coach
41:22was going over
41:23with his team.
41:24Coach asked his team
41:25can anyone
41:26knock down a three
41:27reminding them
41:28three point shooting
41:29will open up the floor
41:30make things easier
41:31in the half court offense.
41:33Everyone loves
41:33making threes.
41:35Missing?
41:35Not so much.
41:36Guys?
41:37We appreciate it Allie.
41:42Now Jokic.
41:45Murray finds away.
41:47The three goes down.
41:49There's no question.
41:51Murray can go
41:51get one for you
41:53when you need it most.
41:57Here's Gillespie.
41:59He's covered by Murray.
42:03Brown against Ellis.
42:06Gordon with the rebound.
42:08Denver leading by five.
42:12Brown
42:14plays it in
42:15off the window.
42:16Yeah, it's 6'6 with good hops.
42:19Brown isn't your average guard.
42:21He does very well down.
42:28Oh, and he cannot get the layup.
42:30Well, that's the look he wanted.
42:32But the defense doing just enough
42:34to impact that shot.
42:37Murray.
42:38And he hits from 17.
42:39Well, that's just great awareness
42:41there for Murray
42:42to take advantage
42:44of what the defense
42:45was giving him
42:45and go to work
42:46in the mid-range.
42:49Here's Hachimura.
42:52Jack's upper three.
42:53Knocks down the three.
42:56Hey, if you leave
42:57a great shooter open,
42:58you deserve to get by.
43:04Murray with it.
43:07Nikola Jokic
43:08from 15 feet away.
43:10It's good.
43:11The touch Jokic possesses.
43:13He can sink shots
43:14from anywhere,
43:16especially the mid-range.
43:18Now Hachimura.
43:22For three,
43:24he chose the three.
43:26And he's just living
43:27out beyond the arc right now.
43:29What a weapon
43:30to have on the floor.
43:31Well, he's firing away
43:33with confidence
43:33from downtown.
43:35The defense better adjust
43:36to this.
43:38And fast.
43:5340 seconds left here
43:54in the fourth quarter.
43:55Murray fires away.
43:57And that's the
43:58Ripper D
43:59by Hachimura.
44:00And he's shown
44:01he has the strength
44:02and length
44:03to match up
44:04against almost anyone.
44:06Let's see the
44:07connected cam angle
44:08on that stunning play
44:10brought to you
44:10by AT&T.
44:15Kumpers off.
44:1724 seconds left
44:19in the fourth.
44:21Murray
44:22knocks down the three.
44:24taking no chances.
44:26They go on
44:27one last run
44:28to seal the deal.
44:30Yeah,
44:30this run
44:31has poured
44:31a bucket of water
44:32on any ember
44:34of a potential comeback.
44:42So it's the Nuggets
44:44winning this one easily.
44:45Some good moments
44:47throughout this one,
44:48but they have the clear
44:49advantage down the stretch.
44:50Yeah,
44:50I mean,
44:51I love the way
44:52they executed
44:52on both ends
44:53of the floor.
44:54Completely
44:55under control
44:56for the vast majority
44:57of the game.
44:58And whenever there
44:59was a misstep,
45:00they just didn't allow
45:01it to fester.
45:02And that's why
45:03they're going to walk away
45:04with the win.
45:05Allie,
45:06let's go to you
45:06courtside.
45:07What do you have for us?
45:10Well,
45:10Nicola,
45:10Coach has talked
45:11about the growth
45:12of your leadership.
45:13What spurred you
45:14to become more vocal?
45:15I just want to
45:16help my teammates.
45:18I thank you
45:18for saying something
45:19they're going to listen to me.
45:20I just want to make
45:21them better.
45:22So I'm just going
45:23to do that.
45:24Well,
45:24they're relying
45:25on your voice,
45:26so keep it up.
45:27Aw,
45:27terrific job,
45:28Allie.
45:28Thank you so much.
45:29That was enjoyable.
45:30And that about
45:31wraps it up.
45:32For Greg Anthony,
45:33Allie LaForce,
45:34and Stan Van Gundy,
45:35this is Kevin Harlan.
45:36Thanks so much
45:37for joining us
45:38here tonight.
45:38And now,
45:39our player of the game,
45:41Jamal Murray.
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