Despite a respectable 21-9 record, the Denver Nuggets loss on Christmas day encouraged more silence from the national media. Yes, the Nuggets lost to an injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans squad. Of course, the Denver Nuggets can do better.
Thankfully, Christmas games don’t count for two, and Denver’s lack of segments on ESPN’s First Take don’t equate to lousy basketball, just bad tv. The season must go on, and championship teams weather storms while others cower.
In what seemed like a rebound game for Denver, Nikola Jokic educated promising Memphis Grizzlies center, Jaren Jackson Jr.