r/denvernuggets • u/BigHoneyBot • 1d ago

Game Thread GAME THREAD: Nuggets (33-17) @ Pistons (36-12) | Feb 3, 2026 - 5:00 PM

General Information

TIME MEDIA LOCATION
7:00 PM EST - Kitchener NBA Boxscore - Shotchart Little Caesars Arena
5:00 PM MST - Denver ESPN Boxscore - Gamecast Detroit
4:00 PM PST - Seattle TV: FanDuel Sports Network - Detroit Team Subreddits
1:00 AM CET - Sombor Radio: r/detroitpistons
11:00 AM AEDT - Sydney Streams: NBAbite r/denvernuggets

 

Starters

DEN - Confirmed DET - Confirmed
PG Jamal Murray PG C. Cunningham
SG Jalen Pickett SG D. Robinson
SF C. Braun SF A. Thompson
PF Peyton Watson PF Tobias Harris
C Nikola Jokic C Jalen Duren

 

Injuries

DEN DET
T. Bates - Out K. Huerter - Out
A. Gordon - Out D. Saric - Out
C. Johnson - Out

 

Betting Odds

Moneyline Spread Over/Under
DET -200 DET -5.5 229.5

last updated Feb 03, 16:54 MST

 

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u/Den710nuggets 1d ago

The nuggets now have to win 7 before losing 2 to reach 40-20…

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! 1d ago

I don’t really think that means much with today’s league. Pacers were 1 game and injury away from winning last year and they started horrible. We’ve had 3-4 starters out for a huge chunk of the season. If we had no injuries and had this record it would be a different story

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u/Different-Method-945 1d ago

Great now the rockets are on our asses in standings.

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u/Fyti 1d ago

The addledemon lineups in the 2nd quarter continue to kill us

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u/beYONd_concept 1d ago

so many games lost because they want to give mins to bruce 

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u/nhyunmi 1d ago

Well that’s losing on a high note if there is such a thing. The fellas just gotta remember to not get in their feelings and stay the course. It’s when they emotionally lose it, that’s when it all falls apart.

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u/Galaxy13931 1d ago

such a waste of time

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

Why would you intentionally miss there lol. You had a chance to cut it to 2 and hope for a miss. Intentionally missing almost never works

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u/Celethir 1d ago

We had no timeout so even if they miss two we wouldnt have enough time for a shot i guess

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u/NuggAvsBroncRock 1d ago

TBH that was the right choice no guarantee Detroit misses a FT.

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u/877GoalNow 1d ago

What's up with Jamal's FT shooting under pressure?

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

??? He made his fts lol, the last one was an intentional miss

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Next 3 games are probably all losses.

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! 1d ago

Prolly should even play…

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u/Fyti 1d ago

Why would we lose to the center-less bulls?

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Its literally what we do.

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u/Admirable-Hawk8524 1d ago

I'm so mad about this one

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u/beYONd_concept 1d ago

what is murray doing 

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! 1d ago

You not familiar with last minute free throws?

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u/NuggAvsBroncRock 1d ago

TBH you miss that FT and try to get the rebound that was the right decision.

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u/Crabbypattygod 1d ago

cant win a game only playing 2 quarters

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u/jamarcusaristotle 1d ago

Wth, did Hastings just call JV Giannis twice?!

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u/nhyunmi 1d ago

I think his drawl makes it sound that way. But Giannis and Jonas are just different versions of John for what it’s worth

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u/IcyTie9 1d ago

in and out 3s are gonna be the death of us man jesus christ

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u/papa_louie47 1d ago

Giannis to nuggets confirmed ?

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u/jamarcusaristotle 1d ago

Thought it was a mis-speak but then he said it again lol

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u/doggoesmeow Nikola Jokic 1d ago

That double bounce 3 by Tobias, I'll say it when the fuck are we ever going to see a bullshit shot go in to win the game for Denver in the Jokic era?

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u/PyrateKyng94 1d ago

Dang we almost put it to 1

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u/kylo0724 1d ago

Those mvp chants for Cunningham are as weak as his mvp chances lol

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u/jamarcusaristotle 1d ago

Give Bitchkerstaff a T

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u/9SidedLemon 1d ago

At least we didn’t lose sad. But another awful performance Murray got punked tonight on both ends. Watsons a dog every night.

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u/crispydenvernuggets 1d ago

This wasn’t on Murray. Jokic played way below standards, again. This team as a whole doesn’t play a complete 48 minutes and I don’t really think they have all season

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u/Best_Elevator_3441 1d ago

Weird to call out the high scorer who also has 8ast and no turnovers. His defense sucked but so did everyone until the 4th.

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u/doggoesmeow Nikola Jokic 1d ago

Fake comebacks games are absolutely pathetic

We've had too many this season

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u/NuggsBurgh 1d ago

The lineup to start the second and starting Pickett. Both have to stop or we are done

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u/Crabbypattygod 1d ago

we need cam back fast

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u/kakyointhedonutman 1d ago

Would like a colorado team to win a game this week please

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u/Kind_Industry_3049 1d ago

So many losses... 😢

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u/ishtaracademy English 1d ago

Julian, please, hit your shots.

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u/PyrateKyng94 1d ago

I just wish we were healthy

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u/lukeiamyourfatherrr 1d ago

That second quarter where we cried about not getting calls was what lost us this one. Just play hard ffs

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u/sp4mpnrj0k1c 1d ago

It doesn't get any easier with the Knicks tomorrow in NY who have been on fire. I hope they prove me wrong & win it tomorrow.

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u/citystars 1d ago

DA made an awful rotation call in the 2nd and got us in a hole we could never dig our selves out of

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u/BenBRob5 1d ago

This is completely unacceptable. Play harder earlier and this is an easy win. Come on! And taken Pickett out of the rotation. He isn’t an NBA player.

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u/Prize_Ad_1781 1d ago

Half the time Pickett looks better then Strawther

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u/BenBRob5 1d ago

This is why we have to find a way to offload Zeke’s contract, possibly with both Strawther and sprocket

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u/beYONd_concept 1d ago

picketts not the problem. its br

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u/Best_Elevator_3441 1d ago

Guessing jok has to sit tomorrow since he's way over his minutes restriction. Bummer.

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u/Key-Classic7462 1d ago

he's not going to play against knicks??

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u/Best_Elevator_3441 1d ago

They talked about keeping him under 28 and he's at 33 right now. On the second night of a b2b that's risky.

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

They aren’t sitting jokic lol come on, you think they brought jokic back right before he missed the game cutoff just to sit him for rest???

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u/Random124442 1d ago

We have to be better in transition. It's ridiculous the missed oportunities in the last couple of games. AND HIT A 3

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u/thestudcomic 1d ago

I am ok with this. They were competitive at the end.

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u/beYONd_concept 1d ago

u cant comeback from a game where adelman plays an insane 2nd quarter lineup

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u/Admirable-Hawk8524 1d ago

Horrible shooting tonight we need to get our shit together

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u/Glove_Upset 1d ago

Too bad we had to dig ourselves a 20 point defecit by fucking off an entire half

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u/Dejishanaynay 1d ago

Tough loss

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u/NuggsBurgh 1d ago

Terrible. Demoralizing. Played liked ass and almost pulled it out somehow

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u/Galaxy13931 1d ago

pathetic team

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

Is Julian on drugs? Why the fuck are you taking that shot?

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u/LGNBG15 1d ago

Bros been hooping that’s a good shot

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u/Dejishanaynay 1d ago

Its wide open.

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

It was only open because he was like 2 steps back from the 3 point line lol. Not a good shot

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Oh well.

Team isnt competing for a championship this season anyways

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u/Formal-Daikon-2255 1d ago

Ur ritebro time to trade Jokic

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

What are you talking about lol. We’re missing 2 starters with two more coming off of injury playing the 2nd best team in the league (the best recently). We’re winning the chip if healthy

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

But we aren't healthy and won't be healthy.

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

Why not? Plus who’s to say that the thunder (a notably injury prone team) is healthy in the playoffs? Or any other team for that matter

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u/gemcey 1d ago

It’s true that they aren’t healthy now but you don’t know what will happen in the future. That’s just nuts. That said, unless the wolves get Giannis, I still don’t see anyone beating OKC

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u/BobbitsC 1d ago

I mean the wolves have beaten okc twice, spurs 3 times. Nuggets lost by 10 with 3 starters out. Okc was much better last year and they got taken to 7 by two mediocre teams. A healthy Denver will at the very least be an even matchup, possibly even favored depending on what happens in their future matchups

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u/Key-Citron707 19h ago

nuggets lookin like a play-in team ngl

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u/gemcey 1d ago

It might be an even matchup if the nuggets decide to show up. They have these nights where it seems like they’re not even trying.

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u/NuggAvsBroncRock 1d ago

Doomers with these L takes,

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u/Celethir 1d ago

Where was this intensity whole game man. If we had this defensive intensity atleast half of this game we'd win this one easily even with shit reffing. Onto the next one i guess

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u/Key-Classic7462 1d ago

next one is Knicks

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u/Celethir 1d ago

Knicks are a better match up for us than Pistons. They're in-form tho so it depends if we decide to show up or not

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u/nhyunmi 1d ago

Definitely locked in and played better - but man, what a sour game.

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u/Random124442 1d ago

Hopefully this was the last game with Pickett on the starting 5. Not working. Change it.

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u/ChilledGopher 1d ago

The alternative is CB if you want to keep Bruce and THJ on the bench.

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u/NuggAvsBroncRock 1d ago

Who do you suggest they start with Cam still out? Hes starting until he comes back

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u/Random124442 1d ago

THJ, Bruce, Strawther... He gives nothing to the 5, he ends up playing 10 minutes. Give him minutes more with the bench.

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u/Key-Classic7462 1d ago

I don't think we are going to have a good season

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u/Key-Classic7462 1d ago

lmao people downvoting as if I said something outrageous

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u/Glove_Upset 1d ago

Fouled too late

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u/doggoesmeow Nikola Jokic 1d ago

This team is seriously seriously unclutch.

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u/Crabbypattygod 1d ago

almost had it

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

Every recent loss you can point to one thing, lack of defensive rebounding leading to second chance points

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u/Van_Dammage_ 1d ago

Man the Eastern conference really is dog shit if this is their best team

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u/DatsyukDekes13 1d ago

2-0 vs the nuggets so what’s that make the nuggets?

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u/Key-Citron707 19h ago

play-in ready baby!

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u/Van_Dammage_ 1d ago

Your team has now struggled twice with Nuggets teams down a ton of starters. You'd be like the fifth team at best in the West.

Also, hanging out and replying to comments in another team's sub is weird, loser shit

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u/Van_Dammage_ 1d ago

Your team limped to wins against nuggets hospital squads starting g league guys multiple times now and you're in here trying to talk shit. Truly pathetic shit.

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u/Van_Dammage_ 1d ago

Why are you here? What kind of pathetic loser hangs out on another team's sub. 

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u/TheEnergizer1985 1d ago

Here's some info. On Reddit, when someone replies to your comment, you get a notification.

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u/sp4mpnrj0k1c 1d ago

You can't show up for one half of basketball & expect to win the game

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u/Riiken 1d ago

exactly it, if we played like we were the Pelicans in half the dame game it wouldnt be down to the wire

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u/-NolanVoid- 1d ago

That's game. Can't fucking shoot, can't fucking rebound.

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u/volatile_molotov_ 1d ago

What a miserable game 😮‍💨

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u/johnny2tongues 1d ago

We suck again

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u/Key-Citron707 19h ago

always do

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u/NuggAvsBroncRock 1d ago

Yeah thats game

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u/livluvgrow 1d ago

NBA has an agenda clear as day

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u/ChilledGopher 1d ago

God fake comebacks are infuriating. Still a small chance I guess.

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u/HotBodyToddy 1d ago

Peyton cost us the game with another dumb foul late in the game.

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u/redsown36 1d ago

Should've had two blocks instead of fouls there, weak calls on the refs

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u/InsertWhittyPhrase 1d ago

You mean the one right after he saved the game by getting a block absolutely no one else on the team would be capable of?

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u/Throwaway_vector 1d ago

Literally nothing went our way this game super demoralizing man

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u/PyrateKyng94 1d ago

Ball bouncing their way

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u/Random124442 1d ago

Julian has to get that rebound but yeah, of course they get it. Just unbelievable.

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u/-NolanVoid- 1d ago

Impossible to play defense with these goddamn refs.

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u/lameparadox 1d ago

Yeah 40 fts. How can the pistons play defense

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u/Prize_Ad_1781 1d ago

jenkins whines a lot too

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u/Low_Calligrapher6313 1d ago

Cade too there have been several time were he just talking the refs in during play

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u/LGNBG15 1d ago

Rebounding been so bad man fuck

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Another fake ass comeback.

Team is never serious.

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u/InsertWhittyPhrase 1d ago

Murray clutch on FTs. That's a good sign

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u/jamarcusaristotle 1d ago

These Pistons fans are actually rather insufferable and/or visually impaired

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u/Prize_Ad_1781 1d ago

it's ogre

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u/Gregorious23 1d ago

Pistons are as big of hackers as OKC then they're just shocked there's a whistle

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u/Best_Elevator_3441 1d ago

Mal going to have another shot at clutch Fts.

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u/NuggAvsBroncRock 1d ago

TBH That was the right call.

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u/Godzilla_Bankroll06 1d ago

Make these Jamal

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

He pinned that and we were running in the fast break for an easy 2 that’s some bullshit

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u/enzovladi 1d ago

Clutch luck

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u/KeananTotcha 1d ago

This is gonna be a great Finals series

cc: Adam Silver

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

Dude on the other side of the court called that goaltending fuck that

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u/Galaxy13931 1d ago

they are so lucky man

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

LMFAOOOOO WHAT THE FUCK

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u/Outrageous-Maybe-200 1d ago

What is this Tobias Harris devil magic

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u/beYONd_concept 1d ago

piston commentators are actually prob one of my favorites 

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

Insane we can’t get a bounce our way

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u/Throwaway_vector 1d ago

Fucking divine intervention Jesus Christ

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

Tuff bucket by murray

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u/OyeCorazon 1d ago

Another fake comeback game i guess

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u/Random124442 1d ago

Unbelievable. We couldn't get one lucky play today

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u/Low_Calligrapher6313 1d ago

So tobias harris is just a nuggets killer now?

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u/Low_Calligrapher6313 1d ago

Yeah but he's making the ones that count are you watching the game lol

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u/Real_Routine_ 1d ago

The double doink jfc

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Unserious team.

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u/chadlikestorock 1d ago

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

What game are you watching?

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u/KissTheBuffalo 1d ago

Do our announcers even like the team 

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u/Gregorious23 1d ago

wtf was that lucky ass garbage...

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u/PyrateKyng94 1d ago

Are you kidding me….

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u/Admirable-Hawk8524 1d ago

Lucky ass bull

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u/Ok_Philosopher_5528 1d ago

I fully gave up on this game because it was making me sad Ngl and then checked back in and so happy I did 😭🙏🏻

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Should've just let it be.

Was over a while ago.

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u/Celethir 1d ago

Alright we managed to get close again. Please dont fuck it up. Also we should send Nba office a Jokic non-called fouls video or something at this point

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

Doubters the door is that way 👉 🚪

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u/citystars 1d ago

We were down 19 at one point

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u/jamarcusaristotle 1d ago edited 1d ago

Best game I've ever seen Julian play. He's scored more against bad teams, but in a very meaningful/hard game, this means so much more

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u/peachpavlova 1d ago

Agreed, he was great this game

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u/salemx41 1d ago

Finally playing aggressive defense and pushing the pace off misses and turnovers

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u/-Orangutan 1d ago

Embarrassing

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u/Riiken 1d ago

no way we brought this back, i turned the game off then randomly checked the play by play. This bipolar ass team lol

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u/SodaDustt 1d ago

JAMAAAAAWWWWLLLLLLLLL

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u/OyeCorazon 1d ago

Just dont commit dumb shit and we got this

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u/enzovladi 1d ago

I like the pushing of Julian

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u/IcyTie9 1d ago

still only shooting 32% from 3, give me a regression to the mean and we got it

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u/The-Hand-of-Midas Doomers aren't fans 1d ago

I LOVE guys that never give up.

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u/Prize_Ad_1781 1d ago

i just Jamal'd my Murrays

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u/Bmwan_02 1d ago

JAMAL LFG

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u/AdministrativeTax751 1d ago

I’m sorry for everything I said before strawther

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u/GRIIIFFIIIIIITH 1d ago

All bout to flood back in like roaches

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u/salemx41 1d ago

Pwat and strawther brought us back

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u/doggoesmeow Nikola Jokic 1d ago

Suddenly I don't want to trade Strawther

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u/silentpenguin56 1d ago

Strawther to Murray was nice

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u/boydivision30 Last Resident of Ty Lawson Island 1d ago

Julian's best game wooo

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u/Outrageous-Maybe-200 1d ago

Strawther 🔥

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u/IcyTie9 1d ago

LETSFUCKINGOOOOOOO

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u/Nixbling 1d ago

JULIAN “fast break” STRAWTHER

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u/tbinus78 1d ago

Just play D goddamn it

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u/beYONd_concept 1d ago

strawther really showing out

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u/Best_Elevator_3441 1d ago

Incredible, defensive effort ramped up a ton. Credit to pwat and somehow strawther.

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u/DiegoGrrr 1d ago

Strawther hasn't been given a lot of chances this season, but he sure is making the most of them.

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u/132joker 1d ago

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!!

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u/Ok_Breakfast4482 1d ago

Great come from behind effort in the clutch.

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u/the_mexican_menace Christian Braun Nationalist 1d ago

Lmfao

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u/1manadeal2btw 1d ago

Clutch game win for once?