Pain.
The Nuggets got out of the gates nicely but the Nets’ plethora of talented wing players quickly shifted momentum back in their favor. Things were looking grim in the second quarter when the Nuggets lead turned into an 8 point deficit. Its the same thing we have been seeing all year round, the bench cannot maintain momentum when Jokic heads to the bench. Case and point- Jokic came back into the game in the second quarter and the Nuggets closed the half with an 8 point lead.
Things were looking good, dare I say, great. Then the third quarter started and the Nuggets came out flat once again.