When The NBA Champions Run Out Of Answers

Nuggets vs. Wolves lived up to the hype of a classic Game 7, delivering a roller coaster of a thriller.
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[@mudathirsufi8639]

After it was a 20 point game it was 60-32 not 50-32 12:56 jsyk

[@HoopVenue]

You're right, my mistake!

[@Daveyjdigital]

5ive is The 5ace of the NBA 🐜

[@nfskull9900]

@@SPICYPAJAMASread

[@jacksteinborn9040]

Gobert hit the shot of the century

[@HoopVenue]

Rudy Nowitzki

[@IsaacPowell-tx3pl]

​@HoopVenue honestly the comparison isn't even bad they're both slow, white, and European😂

[@leopoldoesquibeljr428]

We'll never see that again 😂

[@renanruiz8851]

“The shot”

[@rackt09]

​@@IsaacPowell-tx3plExcept Gobert is biracial. His dad is black.

[@llafrenz6854]

Some things iv heard about this team in the past that I will never forget: “Worst trade in NBA history” “Trade KAT” “Ant dosent even like basketball” “131 mill for a role player?” “Lakers fleeced wolves for Dlo” “Why would you pay 3 bigs?”

[@miskiguled4988]

Fr

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

As a longtime Wolves fan, this is a beautiful comment.

[@youbetchabrian5332]

How about that random period of “Fire Finch” tweets too 😂

[@Magmatical]

"Trade KAT" Is funny 😂

[@xbugswrld]

love this

[@MrFring.]

Gobert gave Jokic a taste of his own medicine, pulling up a.bullshit shot at the end of the shot clock that somehow goes in

[@jakethesnakemiz3645]

taste of his own medicine is crazy lol. as a lakers fan your right on the money

[@DeVoidAS]

The Nuggets, specifically Jokic and Murray looked EXHAUSTED in that 4th. Losing Bruce Brown and Jeff Green and not replacing them cost the Nuggets this series

[@maartenvz]

Total disconnect between booth (play the young ones i drafted!) and Malone (i want a high seed and will run my starters in the ground!)

[@sinkohhdemayo8710]

This is probably my favorite series since the warriors kings. And they both had fire Hoop Venue vids

[@genesisosuna]

The playoffs have been really boring, this series was the only one kind of worth watching, and even the there were multiple blowouts in this series But this was a great game 7. Very entertaining.

[@mrsasshole]

​@genesisosuna I guess I viewed this series as two knockout fighters squaring off. One team gets a slight edge, and knocks the other the f### out. Was a fascinating match between what I view as the best two teams in the league.

[@lomeshsharma3662]

⁠@@genesisosunanah your tripping. Knicks-Sixers, Thunder-Mavs, Lakers-Nuggets, Mavs-Clippers, Magic-Cavs, were all great series. Warriors-Kings was the best series last year tho, 100%

[@leopoldoesquibeljr428]

The ghost of game 6 came back to haunt the Nuggets in the end.

[@CorePathway]

Yup. Mailed it in and got burrrrrned

[@waff6ix]

BRO THEY WERE REALLY BALL WATCHIN IN GAME 7 CLUTCH TIME😳😳"HEART OF A CHAMPION"

[@maartenvz]

Not just on the KAT putback. Jamal made the exact same non effort on the Reid putback

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

More like ran out of gas. Haven’t seen Jokic that exhausted since the quadruple overtime game against Portland in 2019.

[@justjeff2395]

He also played every single minute, except one

[@crashhhhhhh3068]

He only had to carry the entire regular season to the very last games of it and same for the playoffs. This year there wasn't a player outside of Jokic who I trusted to be consistent.

[@Colchonero-pu1xo]

Your the only person I’ve heard that gives Gobert credit for

[@maartenvz]

Even in game 5 Gobert was only -2 when on the floor

[@tomappleyard894]

@@maartenvzbiggest +/- by anyone in the playoffs +111 or something

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

You need to give KAT his respect for bodying Jokic in the 2nd. He pushed Jokic out to the perimeter time and time again. That and Edwards on Murray were the differences in the 2nd half.

[@grayxxtiger]

As a Nuggets fan and having talked to a lot of Nuggets fans the past several days, this playoffs has been frustrating to say the least. It feels like the Nuggets have lost a lot of that burning desire that propelled them to a championship last year. The desire to prove everyone wrong and get their first chip was nowhere to be seen this year. The sluggish and sloppy plays, the lack of defensive rebounding and boxing out were evident of this. Everyone that I've talked to basically agreed that it felt they forgot they were playing playoff basketball until the fourth quarter started for a lot of this playoffs. I'm happy that Minnesota knocked us out this year, they clearly want it. I just hope that the Nuggets can reignite that desire to win heading into next season.

[@zknashle]

You guys were super solid, but I think a lot of the sluggishness shown by your starters just came from having such a tight rotation. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think there were 8 nuggets players played game 7 and jokic only got a minute of rest. It kinda showed with the lack of hustle on boards towards the end. You guys will find some bench depth in the off-season and be right back to the top 🤞 good looks

[@stellaragent3787]

Joker just wanted to get home to his Ponys lol jk nah the Nuggets were the defending chance for a reason that being there a great team, But like he said the timberwolves are the real deal...

[@Ze_Moose]

As a Wolves, I hope the Nuggets don't get better bench players because that's their biggest weakness. Hence why people said Nuggets looked exhausted

[@Cell9074]

It’s not the desire you guys had easy matchups gifted to y’all last year and took advantage 😂

[@ChrisM-yq2pq]

This is why warriors and bulls are appreciated.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

As a longtime Wolves fan, I'd even want to be a Wolves fan if i had been a fan of some other team all my life. Because the Wolves are winning by doing all the things that casuals don't understand are important. This is my favorite team of all time.

[@patsarmiento5986]

Never seen a quarter in which Nuggets misses a lot of open shots😅 Specially MPJ, this guy is a killer vs Lakers , what happened haha

[@Jamisonforrest-pb2ei]

Twolves in 7💯💯🗣️🗣️

[@Legoat23_]

Real 🗣

[@CorePathway]

More like 5 or 6

[@pergamX]

Nuggets hit so many circus clutch shots in their previous runs it's only right they be on the receiving end for once, Rudy took the life out of them with that shot.

[@kyliedadify]

You all didn't know, that's Rudy's SPOT!!!

[@eta8304]

No boxout in a game 7 while on a mini run late in the game down just 5 is craaazy

[@theflesh9005]

I was waiting for this video. Great effort

[@cvrdur]

love your breakdowns! great video.

[@HoopVenue]

Appreciate it!

[@meanxbean]

Channel been fire this playoffs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@HoopVenue]

Appreciate it!

[@TheeKing7]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO LESSGOO

[@christianaragon7585]

I am a nuggets fan, and we didn't run out of answers. We were running away with the game but we stopped hitting shots and stopped getting to the hoop. Led to lazy defense and no rebounding.

[@leopoldoesquibeljr428]

They got rattled when their shots started missing.

[@CorePathway]

ZERO HELP. I mean when Jayden McDaniels out scores everybody not named Jokic or Murray COMBINED, you simply don’t deserve the win. Facts.

[@kahok5ownage]

I didn't even realize what pope and Murray were doing during that Kat slam. Ridiculous they weren't on that like white on rice.

[@joshschwarzbauer8155]

Jaden, 2nd team all defense - so deserved.

[@theentheosdetinagas]

There was a lot of defense being played except by Jokic.

[@Xibit]

Great analysis! Earned a sub

[@HoopVenue]

Thank you!

[@Lowzaracing]

oh my god naz was going crazy

[@shadhinov]

The reason ant keeps thanking Jaden mcdaniels- Kat was busy stopping joker, Ant on Murry. Gobert on everyone else. Jaden getting all the shots

[@JorgeMedina-ih4qt]

One of the best game ever, I have seen

[@smoothspringssoundsmeditat7222]

Love it.

[@simpleperson6281]

“Rudy Gobert turns into Dirk” As a Wolves fan, this shot made no sense. He swished it but even so, this statement while true is crazy 😂

[@homedogg1233]

Wolves having a 4 game sweep for their first round series is really helping them with not getting exhausted when they need to play big minutes

[@OziumG]

Nuggets ended up getting a taste of their own medicine. Clutch threes, put-back slams, big man faded away and a 20pt comeback. Kinda poetic.

[@Daveyjdigital]

5ive is The 5ace of the NBA 🐜

[@IOSARBX]

Hoop Venue, This is amazing! I can't stop smiling!

[@joeanderson5332]

Crazy how gobert opens the game with a moving screen and the very next clip shows jokic doing the same thing and it goes uncalled

[@Thebrotrain]

This needs to be way higher. Gobert was moving away and Jokic was moving in. The refs tried Nuggets, but you didn’t help them.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

​@@Thebrotrain Exactly. The refs were trying to save Nuggets all series. MN just won anyway

[@Dudebro123]

He literally commits an offensive foul on nearly every play and it’s never called.

[@claytonbinner]

Two best words in sports: Naz Reid

[@SVJ4991]

GGz nuggets for great series. Great dance partner for twolves. Build a better bench for next season to come back stronger. But let’s go wolves make the most of it !

[@alexandergarnett156]

The two best words in sports are Super Bowl then World Cup then maybe game seven. Buzzer beater… idk. I took the opening line too seriously. Go wolves.

[@jcsanpedro]

Defense is the new Meta

[@HOV4N]

BRING YA ASS !!! WOLVES BACK !!! 🐜🐺 👊

[@CorePathway]

We must protect Ant at all costs. Nothing, NOTHING fake about this dude

[@louiswilliams984]

😂😜

[@oliversoderberg299]

Edwards basically had Murray on lock in 3rd and 4th

[@jcsanpedro]

a timeout should have called on that disaster

[@milanVlipovac]

Great

[@jeremiahcribbs9986]

I said when it happened. Rudy hit his greatest shot ever

[@CorePathway]

NazReid

[@ilooknoob]

What have we learned about double-teaming Ant all night? McKATaniels

[@oogabooga3323]

🔥

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

Naz Reid!!!

[@LambdaTheos]

Gobert by existing literally change how opponent teams plays offense, but somehow when he cannot completely shutdown one of the greatest offensive player of all times he's trash, haters gotta hate.

[@hustlerKid]

yall got kd, we got jaden fckin mcdaniels, man the wolves are so fun to watch this year

[@ollerimport5045]

you are the best comenting basketball.

[@HoopVenue]

Thank you!

[@v9jaylen626]

MPJ and Aaron Gordon sold this series away

[@CorePathway]

Game 7. 11 points COMBINED! Weak.

[@haakonlien7107]

I mean Gordon was also shooting lights out for like three games so it’s gotta even out

[@v9jaylen626]

@@haakonlien7107 yea but mpj disappeared completely

[@haakonlien7107]

@@v9jaylen626 imma wolves fan and every time he shot a three I closed my eyes cause I always thought it was going in. He sold

[@samuellanghus1455]

@@v9jaylen626 Yeah. AG lowkey best role player this series outside of Naz Reid. Not too much on such a good player.

[@MrFring.]

I actually had a bet on this with my homie and he wws happy chappie when denver was 20 up, but when minnesota started coming back he started cussing out the denver players

[@genesisosuna]

Wolves winning the finals vs the Celtics in 6

[@Woahmoodoneit.]

💪🏾

[@xavierb9061]

Suns didnt have grayson allen, porter went cold. Wolves defense only way beat is off guy hitting 3. Pj washington better or mavs no chance

[@DanielLeeal]

Begging of video: "The 2 best words in sports..." Continues talking for 14 minutes

[@kevindevlieger300]

It seems that what decided the series was the depth of the teams. Timberwolves had more players contributing compaired to the nuggets. If the role players aint hitting it and you aint got a bench it's going to be difficult. Not one star player played well every 48 minutes every game. Everyone has their moments in which they dont score. In those moments others take over and if you don't have the right supporting cast it's over.

[@KeepItReal213]

Wolves didn’t steal it. They took it‼️

[@80KG_Costco_Chicken]

You can just see how limited Denver supporting case are. They got blocked multiple times and still trying to do the same things. No fake, nothing. Not much movement when joker got doubled

[@YourAverageNiche]

Sadly for some reason, Nuggets decided to shut off themselves in the 2nd half, shooting bricks and being less defensive! Twolves just put up werewolves type transformation and eat them nuggets up, real hot and spicy!

[@SuperThisen]

Remember troughout the whole season, when they were the 1st seed for most of the season and poeple called them the most fake 1st seed ever?

[@jamespw1804]

luh

[@kahlilthepiper]

Should’ve have doubled kat then. I do if a star player is not playing like one I’d take that as a blessing for a 1 on 1 until other wise. Any player can get doubled right?

[@oldenoughtowatchify]

I think their biggest investment was keeping Ant off his rhythm. When Ant gets going, it really gets the rest of the wolves rolling too especially on defense

[@soooslaaal8204]

​@@oldenoughtowatchifyywah I don't think it was a mistake, this wasn't really a game the nuggets defense lost, it was the horrendous offense down the stretch

[@pouyang979]

In any sports, if you lead big and think that its over and don't game plan to end it and slack off just a lil bit..believe me with that type of opponent you done. It will hunt you down. Overall bad coaching says it all. Denver Coach thought he was good. lol

[@khashmoney6985]

Why didnt they play Zeke Nnaji?

[@joshualee9540]

The video that Ben Taylor is too scared to make. Jokic is still the best player in the world, but it's interesting seeing how drastically it feels his three point shot has declined over the year.

[@Marklanez-lu3vx]

Correction the two best words in sports rn is naz Reid Buddy sorry for your mistake I’ll fix it for free tho

[@HoopVenue]

You’re right

[@webbedshadow2601]

Craziest NBA game I've ever seen in my life (okay I'm not very old and this is the first series I've watched but still)

[@chasepalumbo2929]

And the Nuggets had the favorable whistle as well

[@parthenocarpySA]

MN was in the bonus last 9 minutes of the game

[@foxdrags]

BRING YA ASS

[@jjcometa9333]

0:43 thats some weakass lay up against a DPOY😂😂 Further evidence of MPJ needing an offseason improvement. Dude is too tall, too talented to score the way he did game 7. Dont be surprised if he and KCP gets traded for role players who can shoot and defend

[@Cell9074]

2023 Nuggets went on the most fortunate run in NBA history in terms of matchmaking. That’s all I remember from those playoffs

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Denver Nuggets need sign Bogdanovic in Atlanta or sign Andre Drummond 🤔🧐🤨

[@atlysdagod4249]

Damn I ain’t seen a nuggets fan in a week it seems😂

[@0401412740]

These need Bruce Brown giving bench depth

[@brandonsheumaker2673]

All I see in these slowed down highlights are the fouls that WEREN'T called on the T-Wolves, especially when Jokic has the ball. It's disgraceful.

[@samhartje723]

I loved this series because it made reactionary fans look stupid multiple times

[@hazielv.kapustin6138]

jokic so trash playing D

[@xxjackirblackbloddxx7377]

2-11...

[@kyliedadify]

But they have plenty of excuses as do their fans!!

[@borisfrlic]

People act like this was some sort of huge upset when Minnesota is stacked and Denver is weaker than last year + injury riddled

[@bebeeltierno2162]

Polarmint1519 stole payday556 line 😢

[@brycevanderwal3259]

I’m sure you’re aware but the Wolves actually finished on a 60-32 run🔥 not 50

[@HoopVenue]

Yes I've been made aware! Lol

[@payday556]

Polarmint1519 stole my line😢

[@HoopVenue]

I think YOU might've fallen off...

[@lotuslife3239]

In short, Ant is closer to Jordan than MPJ is to Mchale/Bird. Jokic takes that Bird role nicely but Gordon isn't Mchale or Parish just a big body dunker and open shooter that's about it. The Nuggets forwards while big aren't as big as Wolves forwards and they can't create many of their own shots so it's up to Jokic to play fundamental with no errors for them to fight against this type of defense. Denver's guards aren't athletic enough to deal with Ant's speed and his shooting is only getting better. Murray got exposed because Mike Conley is a super underrated player that can play like Lillard with defense sometimes and in all the Wolves still have a controlled offense with plenty of size and skill and Jokic doesn't have the will to take it further and win against a team better than his.

[@Su1c1deK1ng1028]

Ah so you're saying Jokic is a fraud and so are the Nuggets, got it. 😁

[@soooslaaal8204]

Some blacks on the internet should need a literacy test before posting

[@jakethesnakemiz3645]

the nuggets chip was a fluke. everyone last year was trying to stop jokic, so murray and everybody else was cooking while jokic STILL couldn't be stopped. the real way to beat denver is make it physical on murray (no homo), focus on every good shooter other than murray and jokic. The era is over for denver, they will not win a championship with this team ever again im calling it.

[@white.widow.ak47]

where the people at saying Nuggets Dynasty lmao probably crying at they hometown while Wolves smoking that Nuggets pack

[@polarmint1519]

12 views in 1 min fell off 😂😂

[@chrilpy]

3 minutes 1 like you’re not funny

[@jupiterjazznba4220]

12 views in two years you not doin much better my guy😭

[@HoopVenue]

Guys let's all get along!

[@Youtube_Sucks_Eggs]

​@@HoopVenueHow can we get along when WE LIVE. IN NORTH. KOREA!?

[@miskiguled4988]

@@HoopVenuefr

[@jlv4211]

Man the nuggets really didn’t deserve that ring last year

[@SubtleVibess]

Only losers think that man

[@MJisGoat797]

lol who did?

[@PodyTheCirate]

Mmmm your salty tears so tasty