How Thunder’s Unstoppable Strategy Crushed the Nuggets When It Mattered Most
The Nuggets had their chance earlier in the quarter, when Isaiah Hartenstein sat due to foul trouble and the Thunder opted to go without Chet Holmgren or him on the floor. If ever there was a chance to revive the Jokic post-up game, which had struggled all series, this was it.
Except, the Thunder erased this opportunity by simply not allowing him to get the ball. Itâs hard to overstate how impressive Alex Caruso was fighting against Jokic this series. Jokic won that matchup most of the time, but Caruso made him work really hard to do so. And in Game 7, the matchup tipped toward the Thunder because Caruso and his teammates made it so difficult for Jokic to catch the ball anywhere near where he was comfortable.
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