OKLAHOMA CITY – The truth clobbered the Nuggets over the head like a Michael Porter Jr. brick. The air came out with every airball from Russell Westbrook.
The reality is simple. The Denver Nuggets were not good enough. There is no shame in losing to a 68-win team with home-court advantage. But the more troubling question hangs in the air: Can the Nuggets be good enough again, as constructed, to win another NBA championship?
Sifting through the debris of a 125-93 rout at Paycom Center, Nikola Jokic identified a gnawing concern when comparing the Nuggets to the remaining teams in the playoffs.