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• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 3 points · 12 h ago
  • Ryan Blackburn: In the first half vs the Pelicans, Trevon Brazile was not part of the second unit. He mostly entered, and left the game when Jokic left. at 5:20
  • Matt Moore: Denver has added a 'high nail' coverage, which Matt says came from a former Timberwolves assistant coach. It keeps the big home in the paint, as Jokic wants. On a kick to the corner, Bagley or Jokic closes to the baseline; on a ball reversal, the defense goes into an X-out. at 17:03
  • Matt Moore: Matt says his biggest surprise is Jokic: his hands weren't great until the fourth quarter and overtime, when he turned it around. at 17:55

  “Should Trevon Brazile start immediately for Nuggets?” · listen ↗

• Story CBS Sports · Article · 25 h ago

  Nikola Jokić says Nuggets fans who booed during comeback win over Pelicans are 'not welcome anymore'

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• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Report · 34 h ago around the league

  The Nuggets got their first win after trailing New Orleans by 23 with 17 minutes left at home. Jokic and Jamal Murray combined for 77 points, with five extra minutes of overtime.

  “Are the Miami Heat Already in PANIC Mode After NIGHTMARE Start? Golden State Warriors LOOK Helpless” at 30:41 · listen ↗

• Story ESPN · Article · 36 h ago

  Nikola Jokic rallies Nuggets from 23 down, says booing fans 'not welcome anymore'

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · Oct 24 around the league

  Andrew's analysis: Denver only works if both Jokic and Murray are going, because the team has no depth.

  “Sixers Thrive + Jamal Murray down bad? | Slam N Jam” at 18:15 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 3 points · 33 h ago
  • Late in regulation, Murray missed a free throw with a chance to win. Denver then got a stop on a trap by Trevon Brazile and Nikola Jokic. at 14:11
  • Nikola Jokic finished with 15 rebounds: two in the first quarter, one in the second (in 7:33), three in the third, two in the fourth and seven in overtime. A host said he was missing or not going after rebounds he usually gets. at 21:27
  • The home crowd booed, and Nikola Jokic made a post-game comment about it. A host also referred to locker-room sentiment about the booing. Neither was described in this episode; the hosts saved the topic for a bonus episode. at 3:17

  “Need a major setback for a major 23-point comeback” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 5 points · 37 h ago
  • Murray was held to six points in Thursday's opener against Oklahoma City. The host says both Murray and Jokic were off that night. at 3:56
  • Nikola Jokic played 44 minutes and recorded his first triple-double of the season. at 6:42
  • With Murray, he combined for 77 points. at 6:51
  • Late in the game, Trevon Brazile defended while Jokic came around in what the host loosely called a trap, forcing a turnover. at 7:20
  • The host said "I think Jokic is resigning," probably meaning re-signing with Denver, and put off discussing it. at 5:20

  “NUGGETS POSTCAST: Denver Rallies from 20+ Down for EPIC Comeback vs. Pelicans!” · listen ↗

• Story ESPN · Article · 37 h ago

  Jokic has triple-double, Murray scores 42 points in Nuggets' OT victory over Pelicans

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• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Report · Oct 23 around the league

  Nuggets box score: Jokic had 13 points on 5-19, Jamal Murray had 6 points on 2-11 with 6 turnovers, and Aaron Gordon led Denver with 20.

  “Sixers Erase A MASSIVE 29-Point Deficit, SGA Ends His Streak & Jaylen Brown Calls CAP On Tatum! Part 1” at 1:01:21 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 5 points · Oct 23
  • Without spacing, Jokic lost room on the interior. Hartenstein read Murray's forced two-man-game pass to Jokic and intercepted it. at 5:25
  • After rewatching every Jokic attempt, a host has no problem with his shot selection: they were mostly good looks he missed. The host says Jokic will have to adjust if he can't make them consistently. at 27:42
  • A host thinks Jokic was getting a feel for the new offense in the opener. The other host called it an experimental game for him. at 27:57
  • The other host says the Nuggets should win, though the Pelicans are sneakily deep. He warns that Jeremiah Fears could have a big game and worries about Fears's craftiness against Murray and Jokic. at 30:05
  • Swipa: The co-host is not concerned after the loss. He predicts Jokic and Murray will combine for roughly 53 points per game this season. at 3:12

  “The ONE Thing Denver Needs On The Roster” · listen ↗

• Podcast Get Up · 2 points · Oct 23
  • Chet Holmgren opened the season against Wembanyama and then Nikola Jokic, and has 24 rebounds and 8 blocks through two games. Wendy noted Holmgren was 'brutalized' by the Spurs in last year's Western Conference Finals. at 20:55
  • Wendy said OKC defends as a team with a strong big-man rotation rather than Holmgren alone. They held Wembanyama to 1 of 13 and Jokic to 5 of 19 in the win over Denver. at 21:20

  “Hour 2: Caleb Unstoppable, Bonjour Steelers Nation, The Revenge Run” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · Oct 23 around the league

  Hosts gave Jokic's on-off as minus 28 and said the Nuggets were eight points better with him off the court. They credit OKC's multiple bigs, Hartenstein, Aday Mara and Chet Holmgren, for bothering him.

  “The Thunder Are Inevitable + Philly Trusts the Process” at 5:59 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 10 points · Oct 23
  • Matt Moore: Denver was minus 20 with Nikola Jokic on the floor and plus 8 with him on the bench, so they won the minutes he sat. at 2:53
  • Matt Moore: Jokic played 36 minutes in the opener. The host argued that structurally, Denver's Jokic minutes have to be at worst a plus one, while saying he was not putting the loss entirely on Jokic. at 4:25
  • Matt Moore: Jokic and Jamal Murray, described as Denver's two highest-paid players and two All-NBA players from last season, shot a combined 7 of 30 from the field. at 5:16
  • The host said OKC's Cason Wallace blew up Denver's screens, getting over Jokic's screens and back in front of Murray. at 8:02
  • Jokic took seven threes, all in the first half. In the second half he stopped taking threes and took mid-range shots instead. at 11:17
  • A host said he doesn't trust Jokic in openers, noting Jokic went 2 of 13 against Golden State in last year's opener. at 11:50
  • Ryan Blackburn: Christian Braun defended SGA, rotating over to wall him off. Jokic played hard on defense, helping and cutting off driving lanes. at 15:15
  • Late in the game Denver went to isolations with DeMar DeRozan, Gordon and Murray, with Jokic spacing while DeRozan posted up. at 17:55
  • A host said Denver looked like it was trying to rely less on the two-man game than ever. He said they ran almost no two-man game in the second half, using handoffs (DHOs) between Jokic and several teammates instead. at 18:23
  • Swipe's view of Jokic: the first half was fine, he looked good in the paint and his passing was fine, but it was an "F game". In the fourth quarter he mostly let others do their thing. at 30:29

  “Nuggets Lose Opener As Jokic And Murray Crash Again” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets host · Opinion · Oct 23

  The host says Murray and Jokic have to be better and hopes this was a low point for their season.

  “NUGGETS POSTCAST: Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray Struggle as Nuggets Fall vs Thunder” at 9:13 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · 2 points · Oct 23
  • Swipe on said Denver's defense was good enough and the offense was the issue. The Nuggets are trying to work out how to integrate DeMar DeRozan around Murray, Jokic and Alpha Diallo. at 27:08
  • The host said Denver ran one system when Murray, Jokic and Gordon played together and a different one when none of the three was on the court. He said they may have overcomplicated things. at 28:08

  “GAME NIGHT: How the Philadelphia 76ers Won Their Fans Over in a 29-Point Comeback” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 9 points · Oct 22
  • David Adelman, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray (reported): At practice the previous day, Adelman, Jokic and Murray all spoke very highly of OKC. at 3:07
  • Nikola Jokic (reported): Jokic said the second unit had beaten the starters a couple of times in scrimmages, and he hopes they can do that against other teams. at 7:04
  • Ryan Blackburn: Ryan's view: because defenses must guard Jokic's pocket passes, Murray should get step-backs and space. If OKC switches, Ryan expects Murray to feed Jokic at the nail rather than go off scoring. at 16:34
  • Ryan Blackburn: Ryan predicts Jokic goes for 28 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists. He expects fewer assists than usual because OKC is everywhere at once. at 17:42
  • In a close game, Swipe predicts Jokic gets about 33 points, 14 rebounds and around 11 assists, depending on game flow. at 19:29
  • A host says Jokic's three-point shot looks spectacular right now and that there's a world where he makes three threes tonight. at 20:01
  • Ryan Blackburn: Ryan predicts Aaron Gordon is the third-leading scorer with about 18, behind Murray (~26) and Jokic (~28), and that nobody else passes 18. He wonders whether Cam Johnson gets enough open shots to pass Gordon. at 21:37
  • A host recalls a past regular-season win over OKC in which Cam Johnson hit a late, wide-open three off a Jokic assist to win before overtime. at 20:27
  • A host says Mark Daigneault matches SGA's minutes to Jokic's: when Jokic returns early in the fourth, Daigneault inserts SGA to keep it good-on-good. at 28:28

  “HERE WE GO: Nuggets-Thunder is HERE, BIG X-Factors to Watch” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Analysis · Oct 22 around the league

  Luguentz Dort is apparently out for OKC; no reason was given. Matt says his absence didn't matter in the Spurs game but may matter more against Denver because Dort could switch onto Jokic. He adds it's still fine if Alex Caruso comes in.

  “Timberwolves SCARY Backcourt & Warriors Disastrous Start” at 28:40 · listen ↗

• Podcast Tiago Splitter (quoted), via Numbers on the Board · Quote · Oct 22 around the league

  Splitter names the toughest players to game plan for: Wemby on the offensive side (i.e., when attacking him), and Jokic and Luka Doncic on the defensive side.

  “LIVE From Chicago! | Numbers On The Board” at 41:28 · listen ↗

• Podcast Cam Johnson (reported), via The Old Man and the Three · Relayed report · Oct 22 around the league

  The host says Cam Johnson told him that, after a year playing with Jokic, he knew a behind-the-back baseline pass in the preseason was coming, and called it one of the highest-pressure shots of his career. This implies Johnson and Jokic are teammates.

  “Kon Is Ready To Help Lead The Hornets In Year 2” at 46:46 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Nuggets · 6 points · Oct 22
  • Matt Moore: Last year OKC switched onto Jokic with Dort and sent consistent help from the weak side, and Jokic found good passing angles. The host says Denver generates good looks when it reverses the ball rather than resetting to the two-man game. at 5:07
  • Matt Moore: The host argues Denver should live with Gilgeous-Alexander's scoring and focus on limiting turnovers and threes from the rest of OKC, staying home on shooters. He also notes Denver's scheme is built to help Jokic in the paint. at 16:01
  • Matt Moore: The host thinks it is better to have Jokic guard Hartenstein than to leave him in space against Holmgren. at 16:31
  • Matt Moore: The host says Denver has not shown much discipline in transition, and that Jokic currently has a really bad turnover tendency in transition that they need to scale back. at 22:38
  • Matt Moore: The host says Jokic was really good defensively, and that he is "in" if Denver's whole team defends the way it did in the last preseason game against the Lakers. at 27:35
  • Matt Moore: The host hopes Jokic can control his frustrations and not get caught up in the foul stuff. He hopes Aaron Gordon stays healthy and that the bench plays well. at 29:55

  “Nuggets-Thunder Scouting Report: The Curtain Rises” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · Prediction · Oct 21 around the league

  Andrew believes Jokic will stay in Denver ('their Dirk'). He thinks the Nuggets probably won't do damage in the playoffs.

  “BIG NBA Questions: Slam N Jam LIVE!” at 36:17 · listen ↗

• Podcast Gil's Arena · 2 points · Oct 21
  • Polymarket (reported): SGA is going for a third straight MVP after winning two in a row. On Polymarket, Wembanyama is the heavy favorite at 35%, with Jokic and SGA next at 14%. at 1:00:47
  • In the comments segment, hosts say the Nuggets lost to Minnesota in the first round last year and that Jokic did not play well in that series. at 1:21:56

  “KD Claps Back At Mat Ishbia, PG Finds His LOVE Again In Boston & SGA's MVP THREE-PEAT Chase! Part 2” · listen ↗

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