The Denver Nuggets started their 2024-25 season with a 102-87 loss towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Thursday night time.
The crew shot a tough 35.7% from the sphere and 18.4% from the three-point (7-for-38).
Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, who completed with a 16-point, 13-assist, 12-rebound triple-double, had a blunt evaluation of the crew’s efficiency.
“We do not shoot the ball very properly. We aren’t taking pictures crew, I feel, besides (Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray). All of us are type of streaky, not streaky, however simply common shooters,” Jokic mentioned. “We’ve one thing else, we will in all probability be higher and have benefits in another issues on the ground.”
Nuggets head coach Michael Malone agreed along with his famous person massive man, saying after the defeat that “going into the season, taking pictures was a priority of mine.” Malone particularly pointed to the offseason lack of taking pictures guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who signed with the Orlando Magic in July, as a tough blow.
Denver shot 49.6% from the ground final season (fourth within the NBA) and 37.4% on three-pointers (tenth).
Murray led the crew along with his 42.5% success fee on photographs from deep, whereas KCP was second (40.6%).
Murray (2-for-5) and Porter Jr. (3-for-10) mixed to go 5-for-15 from past the arc on Thursday night time, whereas the remainder of the crew went 2-for-23.
