SAN DIEGO – Bones Hyland’s high-pitched voice screeched across the gymnasium.
“That’s my boy!” he shouted from the sidelines of the Nuggets’ scrimmage Friday afternoon after rookie Christian Braun buried a 3-pointer from the corner. Hyland, whose own 3-point barrage helped Denver’s second unit upend the starters 98-89, has been integral to the cohesion of the bench unit.
“When I have that energy, it’s very contagious, it’s throughout the whole team,” Hyland said. “It’s like a bomb, everybody’s touching it.”
The media only watched the fourth quarter, but it was more than enough time to get a feel for various lineups, discern what type of chemistry this team is building and watch both Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.