Bennett Durando is the Colorado Avalanche beat writer for The Denver Post. Before taking on his first NHL beat, he covered SEC football and other sports for five years, first at his alma mater, Missouri, for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Columbia Missourian, then Auburn for the Montgomery Advertiser.
Julian Strawther of the Denver Nuggets stands on the court in a game in which he erupted against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 134-116 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 6, 2023. Julian Strawther took his seat on the bench Monday night not knowing whether he would have an opportunity to play more minutes than usual, with Jamal Murray injured.
Once the Nuggets were trailing by double digits in the second quarter, sorely missing Murray, it made sense to have an extra shooter on the floor who could at least give Denver a chance to match the Pelicans’ lineup of flamethrowers. Even while the team was shooting 2-for-15 from 3-point range.“Come in, provide a spark, make shots,” he said.
So the most productive way to continue challenging Jokic to improve is to implore him to be emotionally invested in his teammates’ growth. In a game like this one, Malone could see the evolution. In the language of Jokic, empowerment extends to decisions and tendencies on the court, not just verbal encouragement or instruction. The second quarter against New Orleans was a subtle example.
Enter Jokic. Strawther had made one 3-pointer earlier in the quarter when Jokic checked in. In their shared minutes, they operated with the offensive chemistry of two players who had been competing together much longer than two weeks. Julian Strawther of the Denver Nuggets hits a floater over Dyson Daniels of the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 134-116 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 6, 2023. Strawther said post game that he has more confidence in his floater than any other shot. Jamal Murray’s hamstring tightness is kind of injury that “can stick around for a while,” Michael Malone says.
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