Matt Brooks

This is such a good series

Nikola Jokić plays up at the level and does a good job of getting a body on Harden on this handoff. Then, Jamal Murray gets a hand in on this Norm Powell drive to force the turnover. Excellent defense from the Nuggets. https://t.co/mUmjTfLTuH

Some 5/4 pick-and-roll between Nikola Jokić and Aaron Gordon to get the second half going. https://t.co/8og2pmHIcm

Nikola Jokić sets a really high ball screen to get Jamal Murray this open shot against Zubac in drop. Good offense. https://t.co/gOnWsUpvzs

Tough guarding this trio https://t.co/fYbLV0FeJN

MPJ coming out with a lot of force tonight. Love how hard he's playing https://t.co/bcGiDoTZBO

Nuggets are HUMMING https://t.co/8trQ0ShK0c

Christian Braun does a great job helping off Kris Dunn to read the short roll pass to Ivica Zubac. Terrific adjustment from Denver. Zubac short rolls really hurt them in Game 1. https://t.co/gCHd49BTjT

Nuggets are 2-for-2 on playoff crowds

oh wooooooow

x - Colorado Avalanche @Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog has been activated from Injured Reserve. https://t.co/TNQ8Mphago

Denver went 16-4 in their 2023 championship run. Their record on the glass? Also 16-4. Rebounding has been highly predictive of success for the Nuggets. My latest on Aaron Gordon and Russell Westbrook's effort on the offensive glass in Game 1: https://t.co/ue45snAaoS

Cavs are good

This is a crazy stat Minnesota was top 5 in both threes taken (39.9, 5th) and three-point percentage (37.7%, 4th) in the regular season

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves shot 21-of-42 on three-pointers in their Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Of those 42 three-point attempts: 🏀27 were classified as wide open 🏀15 were classified as open 🏀0 were classified as coming against tight or very tight defense

One thing the Nuggets don't get enough credit for is just how good they are at mismatch-hunting. They have *five* very good screeners on the floor on this possession, all of whom can set up mismatches for Jokić or Murray.

Matt Brooks @MattBrooksNBA

Russell Westbrook screens for Jamal Murray to get James Harden involved in the play. Then, Murray and Jokić link up to get Harden switched onto Nikola at the nail. Nic Batum helps, and Aaron Gordon hits the massive three. https://t.co/uXr7k78kC3

Incredible day for Colorado sports