Denver Nuggets: the matchup, the stakes, the verdict

The Denver Nuggets are out after falling in Game 6. Denver Nuggets has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Serbia.

Key facts

• The Denver Nuggets are out after falling in Game 6.
• “I still want to be a Nugget forever,” Jokic said after Denver’s 110-98 Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, a defeat that ended the Nuggets’ season.
• “Definitely if we were in Serbia,” Nikola Jokic said after the Nuggets’ season-ending loss on Thursday night to the Timberwolves, “we would all get fired.”
• The Nuggets forced a Game 6 with a strong showing in Game 5.
• The Nuggets won 54 games despite a litany of injuries.

What we know

Going deeper, the Nuggets forced a Game 6 with a strong showing in Game 5.

On the substance, the Nuggets won 54 games despite a litany of injuries.

Beyond the headlines, Adelman, 44, took over as interim head coach last April when Denver fired Michael Malone with three games left in the regular season.

More precisely, He finished with 28 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, just missing another triple-double.

It is worth noting that the Timberwolves dominated the paint 64-40 and won the rebounding battle 50-33, leaning on size and effort with a short-handed roster.

By the numbers

“I still want to be a Nugget forever,” Jokic said after Denver’s 110-98 Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, a defeat that ended the Nuggets’ season.

On a related note, Jaden McDaniels led the way with 32 points and 10 rebounds, while Terrence Shannon Jr. added 24 in a surprise start.

Going deeper, Jamal Murray struggled to 12 points on 4-of-17 shooting as the offense stalled.

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What they're saying

“Definitely if we were in Serbia,” Nikola Jokic said after the Nuggets’ season-ending loss on Thursday night to the Timberwolves, “we would all get fired.”

“Definitely if we were in Serbia,” he said after the Nuggets’ season-ending loss on Thursday night to the Timberwolves, “we would all get fired.”

“It was nothing (to do with him),” he said, insisting that criticism of Adelman is unfair. “It’s not his fault that we could not rebound.

The wider context

On a related note, MINNEAPOLIS — There’s no such thing as job security in European basketball, as Nikola Jokic describes it.

Going deeper, Not for coaches, not for players, not for anyone crazy enough to venture into a competitive industry where passions run hot.

On the substance, He made the quip in response to a question about what changes are needed in Denver this offseason.

Beyond the headlines, his joke was coupled with a deflection: It’s not his decision, the three-time MVP claimed, even though Nuggets brass runs practically every major decision by him.

More precisely, it was the first time in four years that Denver failed to win a playoff series.

The bottom line

• The Nuggets forced a Game 6 with a strong showing in Game 5.
• The Nuggets won 54 games despite a litany of injuries.
• The Timberwolves dominated the paint 64-40 and won the rebounding battle 50-33, leaning on size and effort with a short-handed roster.
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