On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn reacts to the Denver Nuggets 128-108 loss to the Houston Rockets on the second night of a back-to-back. The Nuggets defense was poor, and the Nuggets offense committed too many turnovers early, fueling the Rockets fast break. In addition, Nikola Jokic didn't play and was a late scratch with an elbow injury suffered in pregame warmups. Ryan breaks down the loss, discusses Jokic's injury, and what the Nuggets can do if Jokic misses extended time.

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