With the Nuggets losing 1-4 on aggregate to the Warriors at G5, unfortunately after the first round trip, this playoff regular who has not been able to complete the main lineup this season has also ended all the journeys of the 21-22 season, in this round and the Warriors series, the Nuggets can basically only rely on Jokic to support in that bitter support, two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, facing many All-Star members of the Warriors. Even though Jokic averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game, he was unable to save the team.
Regrettably losing to injuries, Porter Jr. said the Nuggets could be the best team in the NBA
Earlier, when the Nuggets held a season wrap-up meeting, the team's main forward Porter Jr. also said in an interview with the media: "When we are all healthy, we can be the best team in the NBA." This sentence Porter Jr. does not have an exaggerated component, under the leadership of Mc Malone, the Nuggets have successfully entered the playoff stage in the past 4 seasons (counting this season), except for this season because of the lack of lineups, the lack of Porter Jr. and Murray, encountered the first round of travel, the remaining 3 playoff trips, the Nuggets have reached the semifinals 2 times, 1 time to the Western Conference Finals stage. In the 19-20 season of the Western Conference Finals, when the Nuggets encountered a powerful Los Angeles Lakers challenge on the Western Conference Finals stage, although they lost to their opponents 1-4 on aggregate and did not qualify for the Finals stage, they won the surprise player Porter Jr. at Disneyland.
The last two seasons have encountered injury problems in the playoffs, and the Nuggets' luck is really back
Last season, after the Nuggets easily eliminated the Blazers 4-2 in the first round, they encountered the sniper attack of the Sun in the semifinals, due to the loss of the main point guard Jamal Murray in the late part of the regular season, and no one on the team was able to match the strong offensive firepower of Paul and Booker, and finally the Denver soldiers were swept out by the Phoenix Army 0-4. Due to the severity of Murray's injury (ACL tear), the Nuggets need to face the dilemma of the main controller unable to play for a long time this season.
House leaks in the overnight rain, in the case of Murray is already in the recovery stage, the team's main forward Porter Jr., who has just renewed his contract with a 5-year 173 million maximum salary in the offseason, is also plagued by back injuries, only playing 9 games to be reimbursed for the season, suddenly losing two core main players, which also makes Jokic can only be a father and a mother, attacking, defending and organizing a shoulder, but even so, the Nuggets are still under his leadership, directly into the playoff stage as the top six in the West.
The remnants of the Nuggets can still play against the full Warriors, and the full body of the Nuggets is expected
And this first round encountered the warriors who came back, the Nuggets in addition to the first two games have suffered more than 15+ fiasco, in the last 3 games, and the Warriors' point difference is within 5 points, considering that this is in the team's two main core can not play in the case of the performance, the Nuggets this season can maintain such tough toughness, it is indeed very good. And like Porter Jr. said, when the team can keep everyone healthy, the Nuggets can really be one of the best teams in the NBA. The 20-year playoffs in one fell swoop into the Western Conference Finals is the best proof, considering that Porter Jr. has not yet cashed in on his talent, the Nuggets can maintain such a strong competitiveness, we have reason to believe that next season, the Nuggets will definitely become the Suns, Warriors and other Western powerhouses are the most reluctant to meet the main competitors,