In this breakdown, we are going to dive into the last 6 minutes of the game and look at how the Clippers eventually won a ridiculously fun game 2. We are also going to look at how the Clippers got Kawhi going by hunting Murray & how the Nuggets tried to adjust.
Quick Hitting Notes & Adjustments
-Zubac & Jordan Minutes were interesting tweaks.
-Nuggets 1st Q transition points - 15 was incredible.
-Nuggets PreSwitching Off Jokic - Is Murray even better?
-More guard ballscreens for Jokic - should run more in middle of the floor.
Nuggets vs Clippers Game 1 Breakdown
In this breakdown we are going to look at the awesome Game1 from the Nuggets vs Clippers round 1 series. We will look at the early success off the Harden/Zubac ballscreens, and how the Nuggets adjust with Jokic to keep him out of ballascreen defense. Then we will dive into the lethal Murray & Jokic 2-man action and how Jokic started to solve the Clippers “Switch & Scramble” defensive gameplan. Finishing up with the Clippers ballscreen adjustment and how the Nuggets countered and the end of game.
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