Wow....went to the Nuggets/Celtics game in Denver last night. Good seats. Sellout. Lots of energy in the arena, but it did not translate to the home team. And, in fact....it was more like a home game for the Celtics!
Tatum and Brown are such a dangerous tandem. They are both playing with so much confidence right now.....almost unstoppable. Celtics D smothered Jokic and frustrated him all night. He was clearly flustered.....worst game by him in a couple of years.
The outcome was bad enough, but the effort? Jokic definitely playing hard, but was forcing the ball. And the team was (predictably) forcing it to him (Philly having similar issues with Embiid last night). Aaron Gordon always plays hard. Jermichael Green was playing his ass off too. But everyone else was seemingly AWOL. Made all the more disappointing by the fact the Nuggets blew a big lead against Cleveland in their last game....and I expected 100% from everyone. Malone actually put out the second team at the start of the 3rd. That's pretty bad!