Like the Portland Trail Blazers, the Denver Nuggets rely heavily on running the pick-and-roll through Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic as part of their offense, and Jackie McMullan of ESPN explains how the two have reached new heights this postseason. Relying on improvisation, Jokic reads the defense to decide how he and Murray will respond. They also flip the script in that Murray sets the screen for Jokic.
”That’s unheard of,” Nuggets coach Mike Malone says. “It speaks to a couple of things: Nikola’s ability to handle and make plays, but also the underrated fact that Jamal Murray is our best screener.