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The Nuggets put Jokic on Marshall to stop the Pick and Roll and they immediately start rolling on defense

Credit to Malone. He switched up the defensive game plan when it mattered most by taking Jokic out of pick and rolls and putting him on whatever power forward is on the court. Now they are playing more straight up and thriving.

I’m about ready for Julian Strawther PG minutes. This Russell Westbrook experience ain’t it even if his defense has been great this year.

I’ve seen Jokic play something like 400 times in person and yet it never gets old. Every time it’s completely unbelievable just how good and in control he is. Complete basketball mastery.

Jokic with 31-15-15. Fourth career 30-15-15 game for Jok. Only two players have more than two such games, Jok and Oscar.

MPJ deserved that moment. He’s done all the small things right all game.

That defense by Christian Braun was flawless. What a huge win for Denver even if it’s early in the year.

Jokic-Kyrie last night was absolute all-time stuff. Ten games in, Joker averaging 30/14/12, leading NBA in *both* assists and rebounds. I mean, what. Braun/Watson/Strawther developing into what DEN needs them to be. Malone pressing right buttons. DEN 7-1 in last 8.

Jokic deciding to be a deadly three-point shooter this season is bonkers. He’s 22-39 from deep to start the year which is a ridiculous 56.3%. And he’s taking 3.9 attempts each game which ties his career high for a season (21-22).

Hey all, I have a lot of news. I’m still with Action Network, but after some unfortunate changes, I’m actively branching out and looking for more work. I have some exciting things to share but also, would love to talk about freelance/part-time/full-time opportunities.

Some good news: Hardwood Paroxysm is back, this time on Substack. hardwoodparoxysm.substack.com/p/welcome-to-h…

I'm also excited to announce I'll be joining the crew at Fansided to contribute to the Whiteboard every Monday. Today's newsletter is on Houston and what star trade they need to make. fansided.com/whiteboard-roc…

But that's not all! I've also started a substack covering the Denver Nuggets, a team I've covered for 12 years and have a lot more to say about. Hope you'll subscribe to the Denver Dig. thedenverdig.com/p/the-denver-d…

It’s my first day as an NBA reporter The Athletic. I’m based in Dallas, and I’ll be spending a lot of time around the Mavericks. Excited to get to work.

I keep looking for logic in this trade but it just keeps seeming more and more like Dallas wanted AD and simply offered Luka to get him. My brain hurts from the stupidity.

Imagine Nico Harrison watching the entire basketball universe thinking Shams was hacked rather than believe you actually made that trade

I'm told that this was Nico Harrison's deal, that it took several weeks to play out after the Mavericks reached out to the Lakers, and that Harrison got full support from Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont.

I made it over to Bluesky. Find me there! bsky.app/profile/tjmcbr…

After Jamal Murray scored his 27th point of the night, he mimed as if ready to fire an arrow. But he decided to leave it in the quiver. There's bigger game to hunt for the most enigmatic talent in the league: thednvr.com/jamal-murray-w…

"The Mile High faithful let out a collective cry of deliverance. After a five-game absence due to left ankle impingement, 15 had returned to work. And it was just another day at the office for the best player alive." Jokić returns & dominates: thednvr.com/nikola-jokic-r…