On Sunday the Denver Nuggets hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder for game seven. The Nuggets matched the Thunder basket for basket heading into the second period. That’s when the Thunder started pulling away from the Nuggets.
At the half Oklahoma lead the Nuggets 60-46. The Thunder didn’t slow down in the second half outscoring the Nuggets 37-26 in the third and 28-21 in the fourth pulling away, defeating the Nuggets 125-93.
Both Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon combined for 14 total points, 1 assist, and 14 rebounds while Nikola Jokic scored 20, with 7 assists, and 9 rebounds. Sunday’s game was a reminder that the Nuggets are lacking depth on the bench and need help from key players who contributed less than expected.
Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook combined for 19 points, 4 assists, and 6 rebounds. The Nuggets were smothered by Oklahoma’s defense.
This offseason the Nuggets have the task of finding their next head coach and building a bench that will compliment the starting lineup.
The Denver Broncos voluntary OTA’s will begin next week for a couple days before returning on June 3-5 followed by their mandatory minicamp June 10-12th. All rookies are expected at camp next week.
In other sports the Colorado Rockies still hold the worst record in baseball at 8-39 winning two of their last ten games. The Rockies lost to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday 9-3. This week they continue their four-game series at Coors Field with the Phillies through Thursday. The Rockies will then host the New York Yankees in a three-game series. Colorado is on track to recording the worst 50-game start in MLB history.
Ex-Colorado Avalanche Adam Foote was named the next head coach of the Vancouver Canucks last week. Foote was part of the original roster of the Avalanche coming over from the Quebec Nordiques along with Peter Forsberg in the 90’s. He played 13 seasons with Colorado before retiring.
