NBA Reactions: Nuggets lose to Bulls, Paul George’s 76ers debut, Raptors & Heat wins
Jason reacts to the Denver Nuggets taking a tough loss to the Chicago Bulls. He breaks down how the Nuggets bench has been up and down, how Nikola Vucevic slowed down Nikola Jokic, Josh Giddey’s continued impressive play, Jamal Murray’s defensive struggles, and more. Then he discusses Paul George making his season debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Toronto Raptors staying hot, and the Miami Heat’s impressive wins.
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Timeline
0:00 – Start
1:25 – Nuggets/Bulls reaction
17:36 – Paul George debut
22:25 – Raptors hot streak
24:00 – Heat/Knicks reaction
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20 Comments
#hoopstonight .You think jokic will retire a nugget
76'ers started the second half double teaming Harden that had played 51 minutes 2 days ago and 40 minutes last night….
and the last shot Harden took to win the game a foul should've been called but oh well…
The nuggets will not beat okc they have a low defensive floor- no poa (point of attack defense) no rim protection with jokic being a cone,Bruce brown looked washed, you are overrating Denver because they have jokic
Jason I miss when you had your guitars in the background
MAILBAG: Nets fans are suffering with bad basketball played by lackluster rookies, young journeymen, and two ball dominant scorers who don't defend very well. We don't deserve a lot of time from anyone analyzing what's wrong and how to fix us. On behalf of Nets World, would you spare us a few minutes?
Either Cam Thomas embraces a 6th Man role with us, requests a trade to Milwaukee where Doc can use him off the bench, or he's getting a low ball offer again. Claxton has surprisingly been good, but his eureka moment will come when he gets to start with a bigger Center capable of spacing the floor. MPJ is as good as I thought. 2 of our 5 rookies are average.
The Rockets have the right to swap picks with us next summer, so we need to figure out who's a keeper. The Hawks may use the Pelicans pick to replace Trae Young. I think he'll be great in a Nets uniform. Looking forward to anything you have to offer on us. Nets basketball is rough on the eyes
Jason, you still think Denver has a shot in hell against OKC?
He never “touches on” cavs games like ever
The Raptors are a fun team to watch.
has anyone else been getting viciously bombarded by the Apple Card ad?
Its obvious that
Denver wasn't ready otherwise they definitely would've beaten Chicago by double figures!!'Timmy was off not by anything the bulls did either!!!! Denver selt inflicts on themselves way too many times with turnovers of their own doing!!!! Seriously THE Nuggets absolutely!!!! Need to learn to take care of the care WAY BETTER!!! they still turn the ball over due to their own sloppy mistakes!!! Caused by themselves their coaching staff absolutely needs to. Instill this way better !! At one time Denver was looking at getting Vucevic instead of Jonas o think either are equal
Apple Card is better than Jokic
You're missing 2 stories Jason. 1 – Harden has been very good from the opening tip this year, not just over the last 5 games. He's having by far his most efficient year as a Clipper. 2 – Jokic has put on about twenty pounds from last season and is slower than he has ever been and his conditioning is clearly a problem on defensive rotations. He feasted on bad teams early on. But watch his percentages start to drop now (and his turnovers rise) as he faces stiffer competition.
While Denver bench is indeed much better. To the bulls point they have one of the best benches in the league the dropped 62 points last night.
It is a good test for Denver to see where their bench needs to improve.
I doubt this will be their same Denver team in the playoffs. I think they will make more moves by the trade deadline.
A Raptors mention!!
Little help from film is needed to better follow the explanation, if not a untired brain! It would be better to make it simple and less brain energy demanding to understand
Denver still has 2 1/2 guys who never even look at the rim on the bench. The feast or famine is just whether Hardaway is getting and making shots or not. He is the only real scorer on the bench.
MAILBAG: good day, appreciate the great work.
Ive always wondered, is Luka really better than Shai? Shai never has a problem penetrating the first line of any defense, even against Amen Thompson. Luka on the other hand somewhat struggles against Andrew Wiggins(2022) or Lu Dort(more recently), and needs a screen more often than not, against certain defenders. for this reason, i believe Shai has more reliability to penetrate a defense making him better overall
Denver did a lot wrong, but the missed calls, the no jump ball, the outta bounds on Denver despite the ball hitting Vuc’s knee. Bulls got insanely lucky with the whistle