The Nuggets beat Miami to move to 6-4 through the first three weeks of the season. It’s also good for 24th in the entire NBA, ahead of any member of the Lakers and ahead of franchise-carrying superstars like Damian Lillard and Jimmy Butler. The Denver offense is clearly running through The Cookie Monster - his usage rate of 29.4 is nine points ahead of Barton and more than 10 points ahead of Michael Porter Jr and Gordon. Jokic is second on the team in minutes behind Will Barton but has a significantly higher usage rate. Only five Nuggets have played more than 265 minutes despite the team being healthier than a number of other NBA squads, even with Murray’s absence. The 26-year-old is also the Nuggets leader in free-throw attempts, rebounds, assists, and steals and is tied with Aaron Gordon for the team lead in blocks per game.ĭenver head coach Michael Malone has been rolling with a fairly tight rotation so far this year. In his stead, Jokic is leading Denver in points, field-goal percentage, 3-point percentage (minus Zeke Nnaji, who has barely played more than 10 total minutes this year), and assists. At this point, there’s no timetable for Murray’s return. | AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Imagesĭenver is without lead guard Jamal Murray, who tore his ACL in April. Nikola Jokic has single-handedly kept the Nuggets afloat Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is ejected after striking Markieff Morris of the Miami Heat with a retaliatory blow during the fourth quarter of Denver’s 113-96 win. Jokic - who has been suspended for one game - is squarely in the NBA news cycle now, but he should have been all along as the Joker is off to an unprecedented start to the season.
Morris turned his back, and the Denver center unleashed a vicious forearm shiver, sending the Heat forward flying to the ground and nearly igniting an all-out brawl. LA forward Markieff Morris decided he’d hip check reigning MVP Nikola Jokic on a half-court heave, something Jokic didn’t appreciate. Perhaps the most entertaining occurrence to hit an NBA floor so far in the 2021-22 season came when the Denver Nuggets hosted the Miami Heat on Nov.
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