The NBA Today crew breaks down the Denver Nuggets’ Game 1 win over the Miami Heat, 104-93. Richard Jefferson and Kendrick Perkins discuss how Nikola Jokic controlled the game, with RJ comparing The Joker’s passing skills to Jason Kidd. Zach Lowe joins Malika Andrews to discuss what stood out to him before Perk reveals his Big List of great duos.
0:00 Game 1 Highlights
1:49 Postgame press conference reaction
2:45 RJ & Perk on Jokic controlling the game
5:21 What stood out to Zach
6:52 Big Perk’s Big List
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33 Comments
Rofl RJ had to plug in his old dunk there when analyzing jokic's play. 🤣🤣🤣
Perkins saw stat padding
Coach Erik Spoelstra, best coach in the NBA, but his players missing many shots.
Jokic one of the best players in NBA. He brings his teammates out of their best. Every body happy camper. Murray should get MVP too , with out him no way Denver gets to Playoffs
Bravo Jokić 👏👏👏👏👊 Samo napred 💪💪💪👊👊🙂
Nuggets can easily play better. They stunk in the 4th and shot awful from 3.
The Nuggets would have to have a Celtics melt down the rest of the series for the Heat to have a chance and Jimmy buckets had another disappearing act the Nuggets are the best team in the NBA.
Richard Jefferson doesn't know if the Nuggets can play better because he doesn't know… he's clueless. Probably bitter that Malone never played him his year in Denver. Honestly embarrassing to have two dogmatic Nuggets haters providing analysis. Par for the course with ESPN.
5:00 RJ… nooo! That wasn't even a stellar game by the Nuggets. Not one player went off. MPJ will shoot better. Murray played solid but never had a Murray-Flurry. AG only dominated 1 quarter. Jokic can drop 35 if they choose to guard him to limit his passing. The Nuggets can play MUCH better, RJ. We only scored 104 points. What are you 🚬??
Perk: "I'm not a homer" – proceeds to give a Homer Simpson take…
What was the point of the big list?
I remember Perk hating on Jocic in the MVP debate, that didn't last long 😂
RJ played on this team and has never given the Nuggets any true love or respect. He's full of back handed compliments and the jealousy oozes out of his takes.
Funny how Perkins was calling Joker garbage a month ago.
How old was Perkins when Cousy and Russell played?
Rasist MF Perk is still on TV? double standards
any self respecting individual would and should remove PERKINS in any intellectual convo
Jokic is the best passer the game has ever scene
"I don't know if Denver can play better…" These people should probably watch the Nuggets. Game 1 was a Nugget 'B' game. If they bring their 'A' game against Miami's 'A' game, the Nuggets will win by 30 points.
Sees title: clicks video
Sees Kendrick Porkins face: drops f-u comment and clicks out of video. ✌🏾
Richard really said he doesn’t know if the nuggets can play better? They definitely can since they didn’t shoot great from 3. We can definitely do better
Kendrick Perkins is proof that evolution CAN go in reverse. If he was twice as smart, he'd still be stupid. The last time I saw something like him, I flushed it.
Congrats to Perk for proving that you don’t have to be a female to give birth. When is the baby due?
Wait am I trippin? Why Malika and Zach feel like they’re in a 80s sitcom?
I now understand what certain basketball analysts (like Perkins) mean by EYE TEST, they mean the player's skin colour.
The Denver shot poorly from 3 and still won
Jokic had 5 points through 3 quarters and they were up 20
Lol man on 70 percent of his passes those dudes be wide open from doubles.. just let joker eat. Stop leaving 3s open
Jokic : I'm stat padding to agree with Perkins because it's not that hard to do in NBA and I'm wondering why many can't do it.
Also Jokic : I'm joking.
Kendrick Perkins And Richard Jefferson Together Are Pure Comedy No Question!!!!!! I Really Like Kendrick Perkins' List But I Would AlsoHave Magic And Kareem At 1 Instead Of Shaq And Kobe!!
Lmfaoooooo RJ bro
I've already given up on the Heat. All they did was ruin everyone's bets including mine those first 3 rounds. Shannon will exit Undisputed with a correct Finals prediction.
Why ya stopped putting up 20 minute videos for?
I cringe everytime Perkins talks about Jokic.