Denver Nuggets: Player Grades from Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 26: Wilson Chandler
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 26: Wilson Chandler
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Philadelphia 76ers V Denver NuggetsPHILADELPHIA,PA – MARCH 26 : Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets dunks the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on March 26, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)Getty ID: 938380264
Philadelphia 76ers V Denver NuggetsPHILADELPHIA,PA – MARCH 26 : Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets dunks the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on March 26, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)Getty ID: 938380264

The Denver Nuggets started of strong in Philadelphia, pushing to an 8-point halftime lead before falling apart in the second and losing 123-104.

Blowout losses have a way of creating calm.  In close games, you can point to one player, one call, one set of plays that could have made a difference.

Losing by 20 alleviates all of that, they were terrible in the second half and showed their bellies to a streaking Sixers squad.  It doesn’t leave much room for hand-wringing.

What’s harder in a loss like last night is identifying which players stood out and for what reasons.  As the team faded in the third, scoring a mere 15 points, the outstanding performances in the first-half faded as well.

Without much fanfare, here is analysis of a couple of performances: