The Nuggets without Nikola Jokic are like The Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. I know it’s only rock and roll, but do we like it?
“Nothing was going our way,” acting head coach David Adelman said after Oklahoma City on Sunday snapped Denver’s streaks of nine straight wins overall and 16 straight at Ball Arena, thanks to a 101-99 escape. “And to be down five at the half, and to have a chance to win the game … I’m proud of them.
“Losing always (stinks), but at least (Sunday was about) watching your team fight through something and give themselves a chance, which has been us all year.