DENVER — At its best, the offense is a free-flowing symphony that makes beautiful basketball music from possession to possession. The basic concepts are there, and indeed, the Nuggets run a bunch of diverse sets that typically drive defenses mad. But at its core, head coach Michael Malone doesn’t want robotic play calls. Rather, the offense thrives off spontaneous creativity, unselfish passing and shot making that’s unrivaled in the .
That led to somewhat hurried offensive possessions, which led to the Nuggets not generating their normal quality shots. Minnesota’s ability to guard the ball at an extended level caused a chain reaction the Nuggets couldn’t solve in Game 1. More importantly, the Timberwolves rotated fresh bodies on Jokić and Murray for 48 minutes. Jokić went from being guarded in the first round by big men , and to being guarded by , the likely NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and .
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