The Nuggets lost their second preseason game Thursday night, 133-124, to the Chicago Bulls in double overtime after rallying from down 14 in regulation. Here are our takeaways.
Rusty fundamentals
Michael Malone has said the most important area of growth he needs to see from Zeke Nnaji is on the defensive glass, where the center hasn’t matched his offensive rebounding tenacity. Nnaji and pretty much everyone else for Denver struggled to box out Thursday.
The Nuggets were out-rebounded 26-13 in the first half, including seven offensive boards for Andre Drummond in 7:36 on the court.