The Nuggets won't ever lie down, but they're extremely outmanned in this series and fatigue is going to be a factor.
Tip-off from Ball Arena is scheduled for 9 p.m. The Denver Nuggets made every effort to make it a series, but they just couldnt match Golden. It feels like the Warriors took Denver's best punch in Game 3 and still came out with the win. Brown spent last season with the Denver Nuggets, from whom he turned down a 6.8 million player option. Febru8:26 am ET The Golden State Warriors (26-25) meet the Denver Nuggets (35-16) Thursday. The Golden State Warriors are just one win away from advancing to the Western Conference semifinals. Also watch out for Andrew Wiggins, who has yet to get loose offensively in this series and could take advantage of the extra attention on the guards. For the Warriors, they'll continue to ride the Curry-Thompson-Poole combo along with Draymond Green's incredible orchestration abilities. It's going to come down to offense, and that means Jokic's brilliance combined with Nuggets role players stepping up.Īaron Gordon was great in Game 3, and they're going to need all that and more from players like him, Will Barton, Monte Morris and Bones Hyland. For Jokic to win MVP this time, he’d have to lead the Nuggets to a Top-3 seed in this stacked west, and put up brilliant numbers along with it.The main question in this series has been the same since Game 1: Will the Nuggets be able to score enough to keep up with the high-octane Warriors attack? You can delude yourself into thinking that Denver will suddenly put up some resistance defensively, but that's not likely given that they've allowed 127.4 points per 100 possessions in the first three games. We will have to wait and see how the players do. According to the GMs, Luka Doncic is the early MVP favorite.Īlso Read: “Kawhi Leonard is the Real King of LA”: Skip Bayless Attacks LeBron James in His Typical Profound Way They’ll play Game 4 Sunday in Denver before traveling back to San Francisco for either Game 5 on Wednesday or at.
At the same time, other younger players are trending upwards. The Warriors hold a 3-0 lead over the Nuggets in the best-of-seven series. A lot of players are returning from injury, and others are looking sharp. The path to winning an MVP wouldn’t be easy for the Joker, as he’s set expectations pretty high for himself. On the other hand, 13 people, including Nikola Jokic, have won back-to-back MVPs. They are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird. The Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors have the best teams in the Western Conference. The Warriors fought the Naughty Nuggets with increased intensity: blocking, chopping axing, whacking chipping, stomping crumbling cracking. Warriors Unable To Hold Off Nuggets In Preseason Finale Golden State Warriors Established 1946 7-time NBA Champions Octo10:31 PM PDT Though the Dubs capped off the fourth. The Golden State Warriors are moving on to the Western Conference semifinals after beating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 102-98 in Game 5 to clinch their first-round series. In the 76 years of the NBA, only three players have won the MVP three times in a row. While Kevin Durant’s move to Phoenix has shifted the balance of power in the West, ESPN’s Jalen Rose believes that the Warriors are in pole position to knock off the Suns and the West-leading Nuggets in the playoffs. Looking at past trends, the Joker has played most of the games where he’s been listed as probable. However, his being on the injury report means that we can’t say anything for sure as of yet. See Also Other Dates, Venues, And Schedules For Golden State Warriors. The chances of Jokic sitting out a game against Stephen Curry over a finger sprain are low. Also Read: “Thanasis Antetokounmpo Digging For Gold in Giannis’ Nose”: NBA Twitter is Grossed Out by the Greek Brothers
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