November 6th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Denver Nuggets - 4-2

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

This is what people mean when they say that the defense feeds off the offense as well. We're hitting everything so the Nuggets basically never get anything in transition or semi-transition, no outnumbered runouts, it's all against a set defense and they can't make stuff go.

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Yep. You take care of the ball, get some hoops and you have time to get into the half court.

Love it. BI drawing them in and giving Herb space to drive. We are being more assertive sense Hawk went on his run

J and Z have good chemistry. Omg this kid is amazing

Some sloppy defense there, gotta pick it back up guys, don't let them take back over

Love arbitrary travel calls

The Lakers' "Glass" Davis is at it again. Injured groin in second quarter...did not return

Jokic almost with a triple double at halftime lol 22-8-8

Huge second quarter. First half of the second quarter was some of the best offense of the year, slowed down a bit towards the end and it allowed the Nuggets to score a bit more freely but if we can replicate anything close to that in the third, we'll be in good stead.

Zion making impact when his shot isn't super active, 6pts, 4rbds, 7asts, 1stl
BI with a few nice passes and his jumper is on, 14pts, 1rbd, 3asts
JV on his way to another double double, 6pts, 9rbds, 2asts

But massive props to Hawkins (16/3/3 with 4 3PM), Ryan (13pts/1ast on 4 3PM) and Dyson (9pts on 4/4 shooting) for giving contributions from outside of the stars.

denver made some good 3s in that run but the open cuts to the basket that gave denver 6 easy points has to stop....communicate when you trapping jokic ...

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Originally Posted by As I See It

The Lakers' "Glass" Davis is at it again. Injured groin in second quarter...did not return

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Not correct. He played 25 minutes. Can't do that in two quarters. Must have gotten hurt later on.

16pts is a new career high for Hawk btw, and we're only at halftime

We may have to use load management on JHawk at this point

First time we've actually seen Zion on the court with two true shooters, and he gets 7 assists in a half. I like having Ryan and Hawkins both on the court with Zion. Just think when Trey comes back.

Im not expecting us to shoot like this but that was a nice showing in the 2nd quarter. The gravity that zion and bi has with the shooters makes a big difference. And Jokic is a such a special player, love how this guy plays!

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Originally Posted by RobertM320

First time we've actually seen Zion on the court with two true shooters, and he gets 7 assists in a half. I like having Ryan and Hawkins both on the court with Zion. Just think when Trey comes back.

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The prospect of seeing Hawk and Trey together makes me very excited. We will be ridonculously deep if we can keep everyone healthy.

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Originally Posted by RobertM320

First time we've actually seen Zion on the court with two true shooters, and he gets 7 assists in a half. I like having Ryan and Hawkins both on the court with Zion. Just think when Trey comes back.

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I know that you'd have to have JV as the 5th man to prevent being annihilated on the boards, but I hope they try out Zion + Trey + Hawk + Ryan at some point, just to see how it looks. I know the rebounding would be rough, but if you don't miss anything, there's nothing to rebound.

Alright. 2nd half- just don’t stop the ball. Move just that little bit. Avoid the turnovers and bad possessions.

Denver will obviously make a run and take the lead. The key to the game will be the response.

Yep, when trey comes back i think it's a must to have at least 2 of ryan,hawkins and or trey on the floor at all times.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

Denver will obviously make a run and take the lead. The key to the game will be the response.

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This, and frankly, we're not going to shoot 59% from 3 all game. We're going to miss some that we've made thus far, and they're going to hit some that they've missed. Can the team keep it together, and play with integrity despite that? We'll see.

They just ran the new black uniform commercial for the Pels ... JV not in it :( Forecasting the future?

Hawkins has not waited to shoot again lmao

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Originally Posted by Karas

They just ran the new black uniform commercial for the Pels ... JV not in it :( Forecasting the future?

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This team does not care about JV and hasn't since he got here. It's not news, sadly.

Lovely play. Everyone is looking for the Hawk

Great play by Zion. Where is the call!?!?!

Zion with a gorgeous pass to JV in the PnR and JV short arms it, dang

Ugh

That non call on the foul is so bad. Can't officials call a fair game anymore?

What is this offense lmao

These refs lmao

Love JHAwk

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Originally Posted by RobertM320

Not correct. He played 25 minutes. Can't do that in two quarters. Must have gotten hurt later on.

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Tried to start third quarter and couldn't make a go of it and was pulled.

And as usual, Green calls the timeout about 2.5 minutes late

Shots just aren’t falling. I’ll take that. It was a good drive by Z. The officiating has been uh something else

Come on, JaMarcus, you had inside position on that rebound.

Being killed on the offensive boards again. Also the 50-50 balls. Nuggets "want it" more right now.

We got a call!

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

Shots just aren’t falling. I’ll take that. It was a good drive by Z. The officiating has been uh something else

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Officiating has been bad, shot selection bad, pacing bad, it's all going out the window here

Refs, Jesus Christ.

The NBA isn't 2000's WWE rigged.....but it's a good 80's WWF rigged. We'll eventually get more people on the bandwagon and games skewed in our favor. Keep the faith.

And Jokic dumps his entire body weight onto Herbs unsupported calf. Love to see it. That'll be him out 15 games, then.

No replays on any of the contentious calls?

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

This team does not care about JV and hasn't since he got here. It's not news, sadly.

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It's a big reason why I have no faith in WG. JV comes to play, hustles hard and plays pretty darn well to be treated like this. And is almost always available. WG you suck

Somehow we're only down 7 at the end of the 3rd. The game is still in grasp but it will take a real effort in the 4th and collective basketball from everyone playing as a unit. On the same page. Trying to execute the same schemes.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Somehow we're only down 7 at the end of the 3rd. The game is still in grasp but it will take a real effort in the 4th and collective basketball from everyone playing as a unit. On the same page. Trying to execute the same schemes.

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.....and making layups at the rim.

When it comes to the whiniest players in the NBA, Jokic and Draymond are #1 and #1A. They complain looking for foul calls on EVERY SINGLE SHOT. Just play the damn game.

Hawkins from deep, again!

Hawk for another 3

Refs really targeting Hawkins tonight, the flopping call earlier and now a tech?

What?s the excuse tonight for the blown 19 point lead? Whats the excuse for never running down on defense? What?s the excuse for refusing to see that Zion and Herb should never touch the floor together? What?s the excuse for just being an awful head coach?