Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls: Keys to the game
By Mathew Huff
The Denver Nuggets will look to snap their losing streak at Chicago against the Bulls.
The Denver Nuggets are currently on a very costly losing streak. A losing streak which sees their window of opportunity for the Western Conference post season rapidly closing.
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They will travel to Chicago to see if they can find some luck against the rebuilding Bulls. There aren’t many keys to this game for the ailing Nuggets, so we will keep it short and sweet. Play strong for all four quarters. Denver did a good job of forcing multiple overtimes against the Miami Heat. However, one aspect in this losing streak is the fact they have not played a complete game.
They either start off sluggish or they do not know how to finish a game when they have the lead. This has to be remedied if they want to pull off a miracle and make the post season. If they can play this young Bulls squad for four quarters, then their chances will be very good of getting back into the win column.
However, it is going to be easier said than done. Someone better tell head coach, Michael Malone, Will Barton is not the guy you want trying to take over the game. Let that responsibility fall to Nikola Jokic instead. On paper, this should be an easy win for the Denver Nuggets despite it being on the road. However, how many times have we heard that this season?
It will be a hard fought game for both sides, but the Nuggets have to be more desperate than they have been as of late. Chicago has nothing to lose. Denver on the other hand, has done nothing this late in the year besides crush the fan base’s dreams of returning to the playoffs.
They have a lot to prove.