The Nuggets prepared for their first-round playoff series with the impossible task of replicating a star-studded Warriors backcourt.
Reserve guard Markus Howard taped the number zero to his practice uniform as a low-rent Steph Curry. Injured starting point guard Jamal Murray, recovering from ACL surgery, donned a headband to imitate Klay Thompson. But nothing will compare to the real thing Saturday night for Game 1 in Golden State.
“You can do everything right,” reigning MVP Nikola Jokic said, “and there’s a chance they’re going to score.”
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