PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Things can come at you fast in these games. In the blink of an eye, the Nuggets went from in control to behind, and once they got behind, they never recovered in a 123-104 loss to the 76ers on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
The first and second halves were two very different experiences.
The first half was Nuggets basketball at its finest. There was energy in the basketball and the players’ movement and cutting. There was aggressiveness to the rim and a defensive effort that created enough missed shots and turnovers to get out into the open court to mix in early offense and get easier, high percentage looks.