Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray shot a combined 12-of-43 from the field in Game 3 en route to a 113-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Denver’s offense was poor, and without Aaron Gordon or Peyton Watson, their defense stood no chance against the Timberwolves’ onslaught. Denver’s running out of time to play their best basketball, and Minnesota is extremely confident. Will that change for the rest of the first round playoff series?
On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn breaks down the Denver Nuggets blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in which the Nuggets appeared extremely ill prepared. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray continued to struggle, while Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels, and Ayo Dosunmu gave the Nuggets hell. Will the Nuggets recover the lost momentum?
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