RACE FOR THE TOP SEED IN THE WEST: 'I'm putting money on the Nuggets!' - Chiney Ogwumike | NBA Today

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Chiney Ogwumike, Ramona Shelburne and Kendrick Perkins join me on NBA Today to go "Coast to Coast" and react to games from all around the Western Conference then debate who the best team in the West is.

[@MinnesotaSportsFan4life]

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[@markreyna4209]

Sandwich.

[@kentmilbrandt3989]

The Wolves will win the upcoming game against the Nuggets an make it 3 of 4 against them this year.

[@davidodadzin9224]

Let’s come back to this comment later today

[@Sr.Princip]

And they will be swept by Nuggets in PO ,we smacked you last year also 😂😂

[@der6519]

Denver would be the choice of most people just due to the easier remaining teams.

[@adampepin9944]

Except they have to play Minny. MN has games against ATL and Washington plus they're remaining games are all at home.

[@rogerjohnson833]

I think that the Joker is the reigning MVP again, however I don't trust his teammates. The Joker is the only consistent player on the Nuggets. He brings it every game, and doesn't take a night off. Unfortunately I can't say the same thing about his teammates. I don't trust Denver to even come out of the Western Conference. I think The Wolves are coming out of the west. I think their backup center,Reid will make the difference. They are already big up front.

[@marcuskennedy7357]

Murray and Jokic averaged a triple double in the playoffs….just last year 👌🏾

[@LLawliet-tv9ig]

You are underestimating Jamal Murray and the ball movement Nuggets is able to generate with Jokic or Murray-Jokic actions. Their 2 man game is unstoppable. Playoff Murray is also a complete different player. Every single year when Murray is in the playoffs, he rises to the occasion and become a superstar level player. In Jamal Murray's first year alone in the playoffs, he and Jokic almost beat the veteran Blazers team in 2019 semi-conference finals. The next year, Nuggets overcame a 3-1 deficit twice with Jamal Murray playing a huge role in each series and made it all the way to the WCF. Last year, Jokic and Murray duo took the Lakers apart because Murray stepped up big time. Wolves' best bet is to stick Jaden McDaniels to him all game and contest everything Murray throws up. Similarly, they have the luxury of deploying 2 bigs out on the floor at all time to limit Jokic's passing and cutting by teammates. But Nuggets can run so many actions to force a switch that is favorable to Murray or Jokic. I will give credit to where credit is due though. Timberwolves would be by far the worst matchup against the Nuggets because of their size and depth. They got great positional size at each position especially at the wing and the front court. Their bench is very solid with guys like Anderson, NAW, Naz Reid, and Monte Morris coming off the bench. I can see the series going at least 6 or 7 games. I will just say this too though. However, often times, the result is decided upon on who is the best player in that series and that is Jokic. He also makes every teammate around him better with his passing and basketball IQ. Surround Jokic with competent, high IQ, and most importantly healthy teammates, he can take the team deep into the playoffs. Everybody on the team knows their roles and they have the best chemistry in the league besides the Warriors.

[@premiumbackgroundmusic]

I'd agree like 2 months ago, but MPJ has been balling this last stretch, he consistently gives them 18+ points and has improved his defense a lot. Come to think of it, AG has been pretty consistent too, he's not pumping out crazy numbers, but he's always around 12+ points, 7-8 rebounds and a block or two.

[@LoveJokic]

Clearly a casual who hasn’t seen Playoff Jamal before 🤡

[@torpedospurs]

Nuggets will lose any tie-breaker though, so they have to win all their remaining games to be sure of getting the #1 seed. At the very least they must beat the Wolves tonight.

[@squirrellover3470]

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[@mirzapa]

Bring back Rachel Nichols

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[@diamondsharkentertainment7327]

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[@BrawlEdits3K]

Wolves are 1 in west all they have to do is win against the suns then bang first time in 20 years!

[@djmbenga4tw]

how do we tell him

[@ZeldonSinghIsFly27.]

clippers will win the east

[@nikolaanthony4468]

Delusional Wolves fans keep on dreaming, come play off time you guys are timberpuppies

[@Ant-Man612]

Wolves are about to smack the Chicken Nuggets! 🐺🐺🐺

[@neonato1806]

Win a playoff series at least before you get this cocky. 😂

[@Ant-Man612]

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[@Ant-Man612]

@J-manf1 Nuggets lost all their depth and we are massively better than last years team that played Denver pretty tough in the playoffs. Naz and Jaden are healthy. KAT is coming back this week. We’re loaded and much deeper than denver. Ofc Jokic is better than anyone on our team but we got 3 bigs to guard him. If anyone’s got a shot in the west to beat the nuggets, it’s clearly the Timberwolves

[@DrewDowns6791]

Nuggets in 6 realistically if the wolves show up 😊

[@melvin6889]

@@Ant-Man612without Jamal I agree w you, but if he comes back and gets his groove back before the playoffs. Y’all are losing again probably a tough series still tho

[@snapgilla]

Let's go Wolves