ESPN reacts to Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic lead Denver Nuggets past Golden State Warriors 120-114

ESPN reacts to Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic lead Denver Nuggets past Golden State Warriors 120-114

NBA action continuing on Christmas the Warriors at the Nuggets nuggets looking to continue their dominance over the Warriors after winning the previous four meanwhile Golden State came into the game with a five game win streak a season high for Golden State we’ll pick this one up in the second half that’s

When Michael Porter Jr stuffs Klay Thompson on the other side he’d take it and lay it in and the Nuggets extend their lead to three take another look at that finish there good stuff from Michael Porter Jr under 5 minutes to go here in the third quarter Steph finding

The rookie Trace Jackson Davis on the lob and he puts it home 3 minutes to go in the fourth quarter here the Warriors up by one another rookie getting in on the action that’s Brandon Poky getting his fifth steal of the game and lays it in a three-point lead for the Warriors

Until this Jamal Murray gets Dario Sark to bite on the pump fake he finishes strong at The Rim a big day for him 28 points 10 of 18 from the field so just over two and a half left in the four fourth Murray behind the back on the

Screen knocks down the three he couldn’t miss from anywhere on the court today meanwhile Steph Curry finally getting his Groove in the second how about a deep three over Aaron Gordon it didn’t matter though guys Nicola yic driving through the paint throws this one down nuggets fan loves that one as they

Improved to 12-2 at home this season after winning this one 120 to 114 the Nuggets head into their next game on a five game winning streak they’ll take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday meanwhile the Warriors now 15 and 15 they’ve got a date with the heat later

On this year they did cover the spread though at plus 7even and a half with the over hitting in this game take a look at this though quite the day at the free throw line for Nikola yic he was 18 of 18 from the charity stripe that’s the

Most made without a Miss on Christmas day he beats out Kobe Bryant who did it back in 2004 and before that you’d have to go all the way back to the 196 6s when Oscar Robinson Robertson rather had 13 as well so a good day for the Nuggets

Who pick up another win over the Warriors they get at 120 to 114 so for our postgame reaction in this one we welcomeing CBS Sports basketball writer and analyst col Colin Warren heninger Colin thanks so much for being with us today the Nuggets continue to dominate behind their big man Nicola yic

And even when he’s shooting four from 12 from the field he’s going to find ways to score today it was from the free throw line where he was a perfect 18 of 18 I mean how does he just keep getting better every week Colin yeah I mean this is what this guy

Does and you watch the game from the beginning and you think okay this is a two-time MVP is a guy who averages 26 points a game he’s going to go out and dominate but that’s not what he does he looks for his teammates his biggest skill his best skill is his passing

Ability his ability to be a game manager and you saw him in the beginning of this game getting his teammates going not even really taking attempts from the field and then as the game went on and it remained close he was like all right

I got to impose my will a little bit he still didn’t shoot well from the field but as you saw he was relentless getting to the free throw line and free throws is something that have plagued the Golden State Warriors throughout this season and really throughout their run

Uh Steve cerr is harping on the fact that they foul too much that’s exactly what happened in the second half you look at the game The Warriors and the nuggets made the exact same number of field goals the exact same number of three-pointers the difference was the

Denver Nuggets made six more free throws and that ended up being the final difference in the game yeah it was a season high in attempts from the stripe for joic and he also led the team with 14 rebounds but this was true team basketball today from the Nuggets Colin

Yet had nuggets fans out here wishing everybody a Murray Christmas after the win you had Jamal Murray Dro in 26 you also had Michael Porter Jr stepping up and adding 19 points in the win how much has this Supporting Cast become so important for Denver this season

Yeah that’s what they do right that you saw it in their finals run last season when they won the championship and you’re seeing it again this season and really it’s what we talk about joic as the Hub finding his players finding his Shooters and he draws so much attention

And he’s so good at making the right pass that’s when you see guys like Michael Porter Jr coming off screens with clean looks you see cavius cwell Pope standing in the corner for wide open threes you see Aaron Gordon in the dunker spot catching lobs and throwing

Down big dunks that’s what this team does and then when you have a guy like Jamal Murray who’s capable of being a closer kind of the 1B the yices 1A that’s what makes these nuggets so special when Jamal Murray is on the floor healthy and playing at the highest

Level he’s a cheat code almost as much as nicoa yic is so uh you saw it all on Christmas this is what the nuggets are capable of what they do need to worry about a little bit is that bench depth the bench didn’t have a great game but

That starting unit is so good that Almost Doesn’t Matter sometimes yeah I always think think of playoff Jamaal Murray from last season and just what he’s capable of doing so no surprise he was able to turn up on Christmas too uh on the other side though Steph Curry

Struggled and struggled mightily in this one he had just four points at halftime which I had to go back and actually double check to make sure that was correct he did finish shooting seven of 21 and with 18 points but this Warriors team Colin they’re at the bottom of the

West they’re now 15 and 15 on the year I mean what’s just not working for this Warrior Squad right now yeah I mean you said it when Steph Curry doesn’t have a phenomenal game this team has a really hard time uh putting the ball in the basket they’re

Really looking for someone to step up and be that number two like we talked about Jamal bur being the number two to Nia yic Steph Curry just hasn’t had that person this year and to their credit the Warriors have showed tremendous depth they they go 9 10 Deep with really solid

Players even rookies like CH Jackson Davis and you saw Brandon psky have a tremendous game on Christmas but you need Klay Thompson you need Andrew Wiggins one of those guys to step up and be a consistent number two scorer offensively for this team if they’re

Going to be able to succeed this was a great test for the Warriors look where they’ve been playing well uh their depth was being showcased but you ran into a team that you’re just not good enough to beat if you don’t have Klay Thompson or Andrew Wiggins or somebody else stepping

Up to help out Steph Curry because the Nuggets were absolutely selling out they were getting the ball out of Curry’s hands they were just on him on every single screen he needed someone else to come step up which has really been the case all year for the Golden State

Warriors yeah well they’ll get a chance to bounce back at home later this week for Golden State meanwhile the Nuggets will look ahead to a game against the Grizzlies but for right now the Nuggets Riding High on Christmas Colin thank you so much for your time we certainly

Appreciate it on this Christmas day now we mentioned nicoa yic performance today from the free throw line take a look at the most made field goals without a miss this is of course in nuggets history he now ties that list with Danilo galinari who set that record or tied it rather

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ESPN reacts to Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic lead Denver Nuggets past Golden State Warriors 120-114