This was one of the great playoff games the Denver Nuggets have ever played in their franchise history. The execution was great, the competition was fierce, and the Nuggets came through with a victory to go up 1-0 in the series against the Utah Jazz.
Here are my five takeaways:
What more can be said about Jamal Murray other than him being made of stronger stuff than almost anyone? Denver needed a lift with the way Michael Porter Jr. was struggling today. Monte Morris and Jerami Grant were good, Nikola Jokic was great, but Jamal Murray was the key.