Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn): 100 percent. This Nuggets team, fresh off a playoff run and with only one or two new faces to the rotation, was supposed to get off to a hot start. The offense still looks shaky, and that’s cause for concern, but defensively is where the chemistry has been seen thus far. The Nuggets look like an elite defense, even if they aren’t actually.
Evan Fiala (@eefiala): In terms of W/L, yes. Obviously it would be nice to see the Nuggets just come out and have a perfect offense, hit threes and destroy everyone but that can’t be expected in 82 of 82 games.