INTENSE OT Thriller Nuggets at Pelicans | December 22, 2024

C.J. for the lead. Got it! Hells by two. They're on a timeout. 52 seconds to go. Dejounte Murray's just matched his career best. We say this all the time. With 15 assists. Now, Joe, you don't want to overreact to Nikola Jokic and give up a three. Everybody says stay home. And Murray's available for three. Doesn't get it. Loose. Herb tries to save it. They get it back again. And they put too much time on the clock. Should have been a second chance to take another two. Put 12 on the clock. Get back to yours. Jokic. And everybody stay home. Going to the hole. And on the spin. Blocked away by C.J. 7 on the shot clock. 15 on the game clock. Murray. Little fall away. It's all even. And a timeout for Willie Green. Right. This is exactly what I referenced. That's a heck of a shot by a heck of a player. It'll come in. And now Eve almost over his back. Dejounte. Sets it up. C.J. For the win. We go to overtime. And give up wide open shots to someone else. Gentleman's shot clock. C.J. Great pass. Herb gets the finish. Got it in the paint. That's two plays in a row. They're putting Nikola in the action. Forcing him to move his feet defensively. You know what, Joe? They're going to play through him every time down the floor here. He's coming for the basketball. Eve as he spins. And he'll get the little flip. He is up to 25 and 12 with nine assists. Joe, there's not a player in this league that makes a game look easier. No. And as we said, you're not going to rush him. Ever. He is so talented. Three and a half to play. Getting deep into the clock again. Draws the double. And now you're down. C.J., team three. Low percentage. That's what we talk about when the ball never gets inside the three-point line. Denver, they're going to push up. They're going to wait. And they're going to be disciplined and play through number 15. Every time down the floor. And he lost the angle. DeJohnson. Now with pace. For a space. All the way. Didn't get it. Eve did, though. Back here talking to the official. And when Nikola Jokic was arguing at the official, Eve Meesey ran the floor. He released. He was on his way. Keep your hands off. Going to be Murray sharing it. Boy, talk about great post position. Nikola Jokic ties it at 125. He's up to 27. Eve growing up today, though. He's growing up today. C.J. You're going to get him inside of 10 on the clock again. Deep into the clock again. DeJohnson. Triple. What you see guys continue to do is have the ball in the three-point line and then dribble all the way back out to half court. Makes no sense. Two plus to play. And a low-percentage look. Jokic for Aaron Gordon. There's not a better player in the league in playing out the dunker spot than Aaron Gordon. You took a 27, 28-footer, and they got a dunk. That's the difference. Inside of two to play in overtime. You got to get something heading downhill. Right. And inside the arm. C.J. with DeJounte. Ball tapped away off the window. Jokic loses it, and they're going to go to a loose ball foul. That's a tough call. I tell you, it pays to be disciplined offensively. Murray off the glass. Didn't get it, but gets it back to the layup. Minute and a half to play. Four-point game. Timeout bells. And they're not dribbling beyond the arc until they're six on the shot clock. It helps when you have Nicola Jokic. Without a doubt. It helps. And veterans that know and have been in these situations before. Going up against Gordon. Nice. Good take. Right out of the timeout. You know what Denver shows you? Like they're last in the league in three-point attempts. Right? Post play's not dead. Right. They know what their strength is. They believe their strength. It's not dead. And the personnel. Jokic on the ball. Ball away from Murray. And Gordon kept it alive. Ten on the shot clock. Two-point lead. Wow. Jokic. Locked away. That's going to be reviewed. After review, it has been determined that when the ball was blocked, it was still on its upward trajectory. Because the ball was imminently possessed by New Orleans. It'll be New Orleans' ball. Side out with 23 on the shot clock. You need to keep him in the action. Now DeJounte picked up by Gordon. The pick. Way outside again. DeJounte trying to get inside. Oh, turnover. Missed. Not a shot. Unbelievable. Didn't get a shot off. What a time. 15th turnover of the game for the Cowboys. You know what Denver's going to do? They're going to bleed this clock and go to this two-man game. Murray got the switch. And now Jokic sets it up. Westbrook. Passed up a shot. He lost the handle. And the Pals come away with it. C.J. with 24 seconds left. Russ just passed up a wide-open three-point shot. C.J. bouncing off Murray. Now you have to foul. You got to foul. 15, 16 footer. The two-possession game. Pals have taken 43s, though. They have taken, and it's a lot for them, above their average. 33. Need to make it a two-possession game right now. And does exactly that. What did you expect? Situations just like that. Right. He'll come in. Where's Hawk? Instead, C.J. On the reverse. You got a quick foul. And they'll call a timeout to advance it. Murray is stronger. Yeah. They're going to go to Murray, you would think. And it is Murray. And he's fouled. But he just hit two and made it look easy. Make off the second and bring it in. You miss the second, there could be a scramble. And then they could get the rebound. Wishful thinking! Now it'll be interesting to see what Mike Malone chooses to do. Do they foul? And not even give the Pals an opportunity to give a three-point shot at him. That's if he makes this free throw. And you're right. He will foul. So Murray with one more. Yeah, he's telling them to foul. Right. He's telling them to foul on the dribble. Because they're out of timeouts. Yeah, he's telling them to foul. Herb will bring it in. Yeah, he's saying on the dribble, foul. It'll be C.J. Come on, foul. You got the pick. Herb will bring it in. It's Eve. Got it. And he caught it with his back to the basket. Right. And you wanted him to get rid of it as soon as possible. But the thing is, he has to wait for the action to happen. He's looking for the inbounder to come back to him. So free throws for Eve. Do you make the first, miss the second on purpose? Yeah, but the thing is, you got to go with all bigs, basically. Get rebounds. Right. Daniel Tice coming in. Here's the first. 1.6 to play, and his first miss at the free throw line tonight comes at the wrong time. They're saying there's a free throw violation. Oh, man. Are you serious? Yep. Yes. That's a gift. Russell Westbrook, you want a tee? That would assist the process as well. Not close on either. Daniel Tice checks in. Herb comes up at the sideline. First overtime game of the season. Eve went in early. And it'll come into the side for Denver. Denver's undefeated in overtime. Yep, they're now 3-0. Annabelle's a loser's seventh consecutive game. So, a frustrating night and a frustrating season for Denver.