Locked On Nuggets - Daily Podcast On The Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets face adversity in Indiana, with Joker in foul trouble and a horrible bench stint. But KCP and Aaron Gordon lead the way back and the starters finish the job. Denver loses this game last year, but not this year. Denver corrects and dominates the glass in the second half. Bones Hyland is still working through adjustments. Should Zeke Nnaji and Christian Braun play more? All this and more on Locked on Nuggets.

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In this episode, Adam Mares shares his notebook notes on the Nuggets' win over the Spurs in San Antonio and looks ahead at the next 10 games.

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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are already back to their dynamic-duo ways with the two-man game. Adam Mares talks about how good the Nuggets have been with their two best players going back to the old habits.

Denver is 10% of the way through the season, so we break down how every player has been so far this season relative to expectations. Have they been better, worse, or about what we expected? Lot of positives for a team that some were concerned about after the first week.

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The Nuggets dazzled, dominated and delighted with a feel-good win vs. the Spurs to remain unbeaten at home. Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic's two-man game sparkles like it did before the injury. MPJ hits every shot imaginable. Joker tries audacious passes. And Bones just tries to clown absolutely everyone to great success. A feel good win and a feel-sad Joker, all this and more on Locked on Nuggets.

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Denver once again puts it to a team that they should beat, and Jamal Murray leads the charge. Murray gets separation on his stepback, finishes tough dunks, and shows why he is such a phenomenal player in his best game since his return from injury. Nikola Jokic plays aggressive enough while getting others involved, everybody hits shots including Aaron Gordon, and Malone gets to the rotation he wants. Plus, a look at the defense and the complicated question of how to get the point-of-attack energy the team needs, and the complication of Bones with the second unit staggers.

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The Nuggets are 4-3 but everyone has a list of reasons why they're in trouble. We talk practice, coaching, getting through the season, the expectations on Michael Malone, what the bench's identity is or the lack thereof, the situations in San Antonio and Brooklyn, and preview the Thunder game.

As one person on our YouTube page said, "Rollercoaster of an episode." Accurate.

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The Nuggets lose to the Lakers as injuries and foul trouble lead Michael Malone to an all-bench lineup which gets destroyed. Matt doesn't think the starters played well, but they won their minutes, so what does that say? The bench unit has no flow, identity or connectivity, and that's a problem. Jokic is easing into the season and it's getting to be a problem on both ends. Jamal Murray flashes a bit of the old Blue Arrow and lapses let a bad offense get going.

A bad loss in a bad spot.

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No pressure, no stress, a fun game for a home crowd and a light night of work for the starters. The Nuggets got an ideal win Friday vs. the tired Jazz, as the bench took a starter lead to 20-plus and never looked back. A look at why these games matter, why the starters' push in the first overshadowed their bad two other stints, and why wins like these matter. Bones Hyland shoots from deep again and again, and Christian Braun is the rookie every team dreams of for a playoff contender. A look at the Lakers game and why Jokic's numbers won't be MVP-level this season.

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Nikola Jokic smashes the Lakers in the second half and the Nuggets cruise to a victory. Adam and Matt can't believe how bad the Lakers are, but the Nuggets also showed a lot of good things. Christian Braun makes things happen. The bench plays a little bit better when they're not matched vs. LeBron. KCP and MPJ's injuries aren't serious. A whole segment on Bruce Brown who Matt cannot rave enough about. Should he start? How do you play him with the starters enough? Plus, the defense might be as bad as we think... but maybe not quite as bad.

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The Denver Nuggets get blitzed by the Portland Trail Blazers in a road loss to a division opponent, and give up 135 points in the loss. What's the key problem with the defense? Is it execution? Scheme? Personnel? Nikola Jokic shoots four times. Have we seen the return of Emotional Funk Jokic? A reminder that problems are real if they continue but overall assertions this early are dangerous.

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