The Drive

Hour 4 of The Drive lays down the law with how the Boston Celtics may come back. Can Derek and the guys go between their legs on the nerf hoop? Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake talks about what’s next for the Denver Nuggets. Jake and the guys got through how the Boston Celtics could come back from a 3-0 deficit. How many road teams were able to complete the 4-0 sweep? Did Jamal Murray offend Carmelo Anthony? The guys go through some old Disney movies. | What show gave the guys their worst nightmares growing up? Derek and DMac take everyone through some scary dog movies. | Are the LV Golden Knights reminding everyone that the Avs weren’t as close as we wanted to believe? Will DMac get lucky tonight? 

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DMac and Derek dive right into the Nuggets’ first Finals berth ever and all of the disrespect they’ve dealt with throughout their entire run. They take a look at who the Nuggets might be facing off against starting un June and what this means for the Nuggets for the near future. Denver Sports’ Senior Editor, James Merilatt, sits in to talk about the Nuggets. He tells us about his experience with Game 4 and he changes his tune about Michael Malone. They all wonder if this season is a disappointment if the Nuggets fall short of the title.

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DMac and Derek talk about Football at Four, specifically the surprise cut of Brandon McManus. They get tongue tied by his heir apparent’s name before Derek reflects on his old teammate. They hear some on the mark analysis from JJ Reddick through all the Lakers leading news and they hear from the Joker himself after the game. The guys heap praise on the sterling effort of Michael Malone throughout this playoff run, hearing what the Coach had to say after completing the sweep. They close out the hour with our Senior Broncos Writer, Andrew Mason, to talk about the weather and then the shocking release of Brandon McManus.

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DMac and Derek open the second hour with the big story of the day: The Nuggets sweeping the Lakers to reach their first ever Finals. They are joined by Jake Shapiro from Denver Sports, who tells us a story of The Joker putting in the work after sweeping the Lakers and looks ahead to the Finals. They hear from LeBron after the sweep and debate whether LeBron is actually going to retire. They discuss the price of admission for the Finals to see the Nuggets and DMac regales us with his treasured memories of Denver championships past.

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DMac and Derek bask in the warm glow of the Nuggets sweep over the Lakers to go to the Finals. They debate whether Lebron is considering retirement after getting swept before diving into the timing of Carmelo Anthony’s retirement. They listen to what the talking heads had to say about each team’s performances before breaking down Game 4. They cover the end of an era with the surprise cut of Brandon McManus, the final player left from Super Bowl 50, why did they cut him? Who’s gonna replace him? They close out the hour with out Denver7 Broncos Insider, Troy Renck, to get some insight into Brandon McManus’ surprise cut and his feelings on the Nuggets’ Finals berth.

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Hour 1 of The Drive opens with how the Denver Nuggets own the LA Lakers in the WCF! Carmelo Anthony retired today! How will he be remembered in Denver? How will the Denver Nuggets honor Carmelo? Why did Carmelo choose today to officially retire? | The Denver Nuggets survived the Lakers and their antics in Game 3 to take a 3-0 lead! Do the Lakers have anything left? Will the Nuggets get the sweep tonight? | DMac takes Denver down memory lane with a former Denver Sports Host who praises Jokic. Jokic brothers vs Jack Nicholson? | Will MPJ have a better career than Carmelo Anthony? Can MPJ get back on track in Game 4? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive can’t believe what in the world is going on with the Denver Nuggets! Derek and DMac argue about MPJ being a future HOF! DMac lays out a case for him. Derek isn’t sold at all. The guys argue about running challenges and who could win in a marathon. Could this be it for LeBron and his deep run in the playoffs? Is LeBron better than Jamal Murray right now? | DMac talks about the LIV Golf Tour colliding with the PGA Tour. What was the best feel-good story from the PGA Championship? The guys get into what the NFL emergency QB rule that is now in effect. Derek makes a case for the O-Line and D-Line needing more depth. | Derek and DMac get into why Bones Hyland is still talking about the Denver Nuggets. Was Bones being traded the best thing for The Denver Nuggets? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive is frustrated with Super Bowl 60 and where it’s located. Derek and DMac talk about Super Bowl 50 and how things went down there. How bad was the wreck? | The guys go through why the headlines continue to be built around the LA Lakers nationally. Will 2023 be a disaster for the Broncos is they go 9-8? | Where will LeBron go tonight when they lose Game 4? Will he go West or East? Is LeBron scheduled for surgery? | Derek and DMac recap what was an amazing Game 3.

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Hour 4 of The Drive gets you set for Game 4 of the Nuggets vs Lakers WCF. The guys are absolutely floored by Max Kellerman’s NBA Finals take about what matters most to the national audience! Will the Nuggets/Heat be a good NBA Finals matchup? Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake talks about how the Lakers continue their "being in good spirits" mantra. Jake takes us behind the scenes into the mindset of the Denver Nuggets. Should the Nuggets sweep tonight? | The guys go through where Derek will be in the next few weeks. Will the Lakers get Kyrie Irving this offseason? | Where will the scoring come from for the Nuggets tonight? Who will need to be the hero? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive opens with what in the world happened in Game 2 of the Lakers vs Nuggets series. The guys go through how the Nuggets were able to come back to go up 2-0 in the WCF. How did the Nuggets survive what was supposed to be a “Lakers win?” | Jamal Murray was on fire in the 4th quarter and the guys discuss how he got to that place. What does it say about the Nuggets ability to never give up? Can Christian Braun bounce back or are the lights too bright? | Our ESPN NBA Nuggets Insider Jay Williams joins The Drive. Jay calls out Derek over Jamal Murray! Did the Nuggets finally prove the doubters wrong? Jay takes everyone inside the mind of a professional basketball player and how you must keep going. How is AG doing on LeBron so far? Jay talks about Russell vs Brown and how Bruce is in his head. | Derek and DMac go through some of the top media headlines about the Nuggets from Friday. 

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