The Nuggets defeated the Suns, 130-112, on a back-to-back for both teams Saturday night in Phoenix. They improved to 14-5 with the win, staying unbeaten this year after a loss. Here are three takeaways.
Turnover trend
“Maybe everybody needs to be a little more aggressive, holding them, using two hands and (testing) the officials, I think,” Nikola Jokic told The Denver Post on Friday when asked about Denver’s recent defensive woes. “Because that’s what they do to us.”
His pointed remark spoke to both of the Nuggets’ defining failures in a 139-136 loss that eliminated them from the NBA Cup: their lack of physicality and point-of-attack containment, as well as their 17 turnovers, which turned into 30 San Antonio points.