{"id":83,"date":"2024-03-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/?p=83"},"modified":"2024-03-21T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:00:49","slug":"the-battle-of-the-nbas-juggernauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/the-battle-of-the-nbas-juggernauts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of the NBA&#8217;s Juggernauts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot can happen between now and June, but the gladiator fight between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets was giving NBA Finals vibes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick start to the scoring confirmed that both teams knew the stakes going into Thursday&#8217;s matchup between the finals favorites of each respective conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of where your NBA fandom lies, you have to admit a 7-game series between these teams would be pure hoops and tremendous entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The star-studded affair featured 3 all-stars for the 2023-2024 season, including Jalen Brown, Jayson Tatum and reigning Finals MVP, Nikola Jokic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming into the matchup, when Jokic is on the court, Denver&#8217;s EFG% was .582%, which would be the best in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he&#8217;s off the court, his team&#8217;s EFG% was .501%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For context, the league average EFG% is .547%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To say Jokic impacts the game is underselling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the biggest beneficiary to Jokic&#8217;s extraordinary playmaking is the high-flying Aaron Gordon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gordon often hangs around the dunkers&#8217; spot (for good reason) and has been able to find the most success he&#8217;s had in the league so far besides Jokic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You try to get a beat on Jokic and then he just slips a pass as soon as you help. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgXdTkcCNb\">pic.twitter.com\/pgXdTkcCNb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NekiasNBA\/status\/1765969741183693194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gordon had this monstrous putback dunk that seemed to be the highlight of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Aaron Gordon dunk is vicious <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yxf8COAPbz\">https:\/\/t.co\/yxf8COAPbz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qS0PQ7EQrs\">pic.twitter.com\/qS0PQ7EQrs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kevin O&#39;Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinOConnorNBA\/status\/1765970959302033831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until Jokic played his hand perfectly, finding Gordon for the clutch lob with less than 20 seconds left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joker spins and lobs it to Gordon to go up 4!<br><br>19.8 seconds left on TNT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2P6tgBsdgF\">pic.twitter.com\/2P6tgBsdgF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1765972207707078825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nuggets run plays similar to this one every single night. It might be the same exact play for all we know; after all, it usually ends in a Jokic-to-Gordon lob and dunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Play<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This classic Nuggets play starts with Jokic at the top of the key with the option to run a Spain pick &amp; roll with Jamal Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He instead holds the ball to attack Kristaps Porzingis, who struggled to guard him all night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic barrels over Kristaps Porzingis on his way for the DUNK \ud83d\ude31<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0mJe59NBr\">pic.twitter.com\/P0mJe59NBr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1765938734665494705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokic sees Porzingis on an island and knows he can take him to the rim with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porzingis stands at 7&#8217;2&#8243;, 240 pounds, give or take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokic is listed at 6&#8217;11&#8221;, 285 pounds. Logically, there&#8217;s not much Porzingis can do to stop Jokic from forcing his way into the paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can see all four other Nuggets on the right side of the court, guarded by respective Celtics while Jokic isolates Porzingis at the top of the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokic drives down the lane utilizing a few forceful spin moves. This demands attention from the defense, causing Jrue Holiday to step up to help on Jokic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This leaves Jayson Tatum stuck to choose between guarding Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the corner and Aaron Gordon in the dunkers&#8217; spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-3.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-3.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-3.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-3.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-3.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Your-paragraph-text-3.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gordon&#8217;s astounding leaping ability almost makes this play impossible to defend against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The little intricacies of the Nuggets offense surrounding Jokic, such as the particular spacing and chemistry are why they&#8217;ve been able to find so much success in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rundown<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzulla, staggered some of his starters into the game while Jokic was on the bench, but the main story from a coaching standpoint would be how Tatum&#8217;s minutes were aligned with Jokic&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This strategy would&#8217;ve been more effective had Tatum played better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While on the same stratosphere as far as superstardom goes, Tatum&#8217;s and Jokic&#8217;s playstyles are much different. Jokic&#8217;s game is much more multifaceted and seamless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular critique of Tatum is that if he&#8217;s not scoring, he&#8217;s not doing much else. Tonight, that proved mostly true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tatum had a rough night all-around, only going for 14 points with 5 turnovers on 5-13 shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His partner-in-crime, Jaylen Brown, picked up the slack by scoring a season-high 41 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokic finished the game with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, making it his 20th triple-double of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denver was able to pull ahead in the second half of this one, not relinquishing the lead since taking it in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokic was tending to an injury on the bench in the fourth quarter, although he did play the final 8:04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Celtics found most of their success in the transition game, where they rank 10th in fastbreak PPG. When Jokic is on the floor for the Nuggets, they found themselves a bit slow in getting back on defense following long rebounds and loose balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surprising game-changing minutes for the Nuggets emerged from 2nd-year forward, Peyton Watson, who played 17 minutes and made multiple impact plays throughout the night, including this rim-rocker in crunch-time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where were you when you knew Peyton Watson\u2026<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PVW1c9rLZ8\">pic.twitter.com\/PVW1c9rLZ8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Swipa (@SwipaCam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwipaCam\/status\/1765968722701713890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Celtics and Nuggets&#8217; most previous matchup prior to Thursday night was on January 19th, where Denver took home a 2-point win: 102-100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These juggernauts don&#8217;t play again during the regular season, but many experts are predicting a rematch in series form following the gauntlet that is the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nuggets are currently 3rd seed in the Western Conference, but there&#8217;s plenty of opportunity to rise to the top of the conference in the final 19 games of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Celtics have the 1st seed in the Eastern Conference in a chokehold, with little-to-no possibility of relinquishing it because of a 7.5 game lead over the 2nd seeded Bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pressure that comes with being the first seed is not to be taken lightly. The Jayson Tatum\/Jaylen Brown-Celtics team is now in year seven, with little to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the playoffs are anything like last night&#8217;s game, we&#8217;re in for some intense battles early this Summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Dom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ce4wp-subscribe\">\r\n<div class=\"onSubmission\" style=\"display: none;\"><input class=\"onSubmissionSetting\" name=\"onSubmissionSetting\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"message\" \/>\r\n<div>\r\n<h2 class=\"title\">Subscribe<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Thank you for subscribing!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<form class=\"cm-contact-form\" name=\"contact-form\"><input class=\"list_id\" name=\"list_id\" type=\"hidden\" \/>\r\n<h2 class=\"title\">Subscribe<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Sign up for our newsletter and stay up to date<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"inputBlock\"><label>First name<\/label><input class=\"firstName\" name=\"first_name\" type=\"text\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"inputBlock\"><label>Last name<\/label><input class=\"lastName\" name=\"last_name\" type=\"text\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"inputBlock\"><label>Email<\/label><span class=\"wp-caption-text required-text\" style=\"color: #ee0000;\">*<\/span><input class=\"email\" name=\"email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"disclaimer\"><input id=\"consent_check_18cf5133-c3e5-41ec-9863-5f4fe8b1f145\" class=\"consent_check\" name=\"consent_check_18cf5133-c3e5-41ec-9863-5f4fe8b1f145\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><label class=\"disclaimer-label\" for=\"consent_check_18cf5133-c3e5-41ec-9863-5f4fe8b1f145\">Can we send you an email from time to time?<\/label><\/div>\r\n<button class=\"wp-block-button__link submit-button\" type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><\/form><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot can happen between now and June, but the gladiator fight between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets was giving NBA Finals vibes. 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