Nuggets vs. Lakers: Player grades

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 2: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets reacts during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 2: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets reacts during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
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DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 2: Juan Hernangomez #41 of the Denver Nuggets goes up for a rebound against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 2: Juan Hernangomez #41 of the Denver Nuggets goes up for a rebound against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

Next man up: Juancho Hernangomez.

Juancho has been playing some relevant playing time since sitting out the first part of the season with an illness.

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He picked up where he left off with 23 minutes in the game as a starter, finishing with five points and three rebounds.

I know that the plus-minus rating can be deceiving sometimes, but it’s also hard to ignore it sometimes.

I get it, Juancho didn’t have a very attractive stat-line.

He did have a +11 rating though, which means a lot of the aspects he brought don’t show up in the stat sheet.

Final Grade: B