The Denver Nuggets' playoff run has been fueled by the two-man game of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Their unusual way of executing the pick and roll has been virtually unstoppable. Watch Game 2 tonight at 6 p.m. on Denver7
DENVER — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra practically snickered when asked about neutralizing the effective two-man game played by Denver Nuggets teammates Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
Whereas Malone set up almost all of the screens for Stockton when they were Utah Jazz teammates, Denver's version is ambidextrous, doubling the difficulty of deciphering much less defusing it. Both Murray and Jokic are three-level scorers who can shoot 3-pointers, make midrange jump shots and drive to the basket. Their Game 1 performance put them in some elite company.
“We would actually come into the game together, and we would run post-ups or just simple give-and-goes ... and I’d say then we kind of developed a chemistry," Murray said."Soon we both started, we started playing off each other. We started to figure out where we like the ball, when we liked the ball, when I’m going to pass, when he’s going to pass, when he’s driving, when to relocate, where to relocate.
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