As soon as the second quarter started the Lakers kicked it into another gear and the Nuggets never adjusted.
Even though AD was amazing, the player of the game hands down was Dwight fukking Howard. He was special on both sides of the floor. He got into Jokic’s head and completely threw him off his game. He had a Rodman-like impact tonight. What a performance.
The positive is that the Nuggets can learn a lot from this game. They need to maintain their composure, stop the dumb fouls, cut down on silly turnovers, and be smarter with their pick and roll D. I think these are things they can definitely do. If they do that and a few of those wide open jumpshots go down maybe you have a different game. On the bright side, Murray continues to look amazing. Hope he stays aggressive. Jokic has got to find out how to stay out of foul trouble. Nuggets aren’t the same with him on the bench.
The tough part is that Bron didn’t even really play well and this game wasn’t close. You know he’s going to be better.
Overall, I was impressed with the Lakers. They played with a certain attitude and aggression that my Nuggets couldn’t match.