Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder: 4 Key Takeaways
By Mathew Huff
The shot selection has been much better in the past
- Shot Selection was Questionable
Denver put up a terrible shooting percentage tonight. Much of this was due to poor shot selection from many of the Nugget players.
At one point, Faried even attempted a long range two point shot. Gallinari only shot 31% from the field while Barton and Murray shot under 30%.
It should also be noted that Jusuf Nurkic had his worst game of the preseason yet, which will be discussed further later on in this article.
This is just horrendous if you are the Denver Nuggets. They ended up shooting 34.8% from the field and 16.0% from behind the arc. Up until now, Jurkic had yet to play a lineup composed of several other capable like Adams and Kanter. They gave Jurkic problems and ultimately caused mayhem throughout the entire game. Moving forward, this must be changed.
This is just one of those nights. Most of these shots were shots that the Nuggets had been making all preseason. Consistency will be the key moving forward for his young team.
Even though Denver sat many key players tonight, shooting percentages like this due to terrible shot selection are inexcusable at this point in the preseason.