The first time Nikola Jokic bypassed an open 3-pointer Friday night, it was curious. A second time raised a few more eyebrows.
When presented with another open 3-pointer in the second quarter, Jokic finally launched, despite a taped wrist that’s hindered his preseason. Jokic likely won’t admit how much, if at all, that wrist has bothered him, but his play might be indicative. In fairness, he did bury one from outside in the third quarter.
Jokic and the Nuggets are going to head into next Wednesday’s season-opener at Utah with the same concerns that robbed them of a legitimate title run the last two seasons. No matter how you spin it, not being able to play Jamal Murray the final three games of the preseason due to a hamstring tweak wasn’t ideal, nor was having to navigate Jokic’s wrist injury.
And in a weird twist, Murray’s absence on Friday may have helped harbor the budding chemistry between Jokic and Porter. On several occasions in the first half, Jokic served up looks for Porter, finding him with space or creating that space himself with a screen. Their interplay was intriguing, as was Porter’s willingness to give the ball up. The Nuggets preach, incessantly, to give the ball up and it will find you back. The last few games, it looks like Porter is buying it.
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