Bennett Durando is the Denver Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post. Before moving to Colorado, where he started as The Post's Avalanche beat writer, he covered SEC football, basketball and other sports for five years: first reporting on his alma mater, Missouri, for the St.
DENVER, CO – MARCH 31: Christian Braun of the Denver Nuggets celebrates after scoring five points in quick succession against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second quarter at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Point is, I won’t ever tell you not to worry about an injury. I could, and then half the roster could sprain an ankle the next day. But as far Jokic’s bumps and bruises so far, he’s repeatedly proven that a little inflammation ain’t slowing him down. NBA rule change proposal: determine Finals home-court advantage by 1) head-to-head record, and 2) overall record. What do you think?Hmmm, why do I get the feeling your suggestion is motivated by an agenda, James? Would you like to extend your proposal to the Western Conference Finals, when the Nuggets could match up against the Thunder? Or perhaps to the entirety of the playoffs?
If you apply this rule to the NBA Finals, I see no way to justify keeping the status quo in the other rounds. And I doubt Denver fans would react well to playing Game 7 in Sacramento or Phoenix this year. In fairness to Jackson, his usage has been brutal. For all the debate about how the Nuggets should or shouldn’t manage Jokic’s and Murray’s workloads, there’s been almost no talk of Jackson’s. He turns 34 this month and hasn’t gotten a game off all season. Credit his toughness; he seems to get shaken up once a week and never stops playing. But I’d be hard-pressed to name a player on this roster who could benefit more from an extra week of rest than Jackson.
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