And it’s not being scared they are just a bad match up for us just like how Houston is a bad match up for them
Cap.
The Nuggets played us 5 straight times when our team wasn't fully healthy. They are not a "bad matchup", they caught us at a time where we couldn't fully compete and barely beat us 4 of those games. LeBron could barely get off the ground and couldn't attack the basket, and D'Lo and Beasley decided not to be NBA players.
The key is to have a guard who attacked the basket to make Jokic and Murray work on defense
So, someone like... Westbrook?
Are you seriously making the case that Westbrook would give us a better chance at beating Denver?
We just have guards camping around the 3 point line so they can clog the lane and use athleticism to negate bron and AD
Denver has lost 9 games this season.
Clippers
Rockets 3x
Kings
Pelicans
Cavs
Wolves
Magic
Of these teams, the Cavs and Wolves are the only teams that have aggressive guards that relentlessly attack the basket, and NONE of those teams have aggressive guards AND forwards comparable to LeBron and AD to contend with.
Clearly, this suggests this idea that guard play is the deciding factor in defeating the Nuggets is wrong. When the Magic beat them, Wagner and Banchero both put up 23 and 28 on em.
Westbrook had 9 fukking points against Denver. D'Lo put up 11 in our first game against them this year.
The reason we lost that game is because LeBron put up 21 and AD put up 17. It was a shyt effort from both our stars, that's all. These think pieces where you nikkas is trying to make the reason they lost to LAC is because of Westbrook is laughable and embarrassing.
The key to beating Denver is aggressive wing defense, THAT'S ALL.
Look at every game they lost and what's the common thread? WING DEFENSE
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