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Denver Nuggets: Ranking Denver’s playoff opponents

By Chris Bolin

DENVER, CO - MARCH 12: Gary Harris #14 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets react to a play during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 12: Gary Harris #14 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets react to a play during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – FEBRUARY 28: Mason Plumlee #24 of the Denver Nuggets boxes out Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter at the Pepsi Center on February 28, 2019 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. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – FEBRUARY 28: Mason Plumlee #24 of the Denver Nuggets boxes out Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter at the Pepsi Center on February 28, 2019 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. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Utah Jazz

Nuggets Record vs. Jazz: 1-2

Personally, I have no idea how to feel about the Jazz. All the signs point to the Nuggets being the better team — and the Nuggets probably like their odds in a seven-game series against Utah — the Jazz are still just a little scary.

The last two Nuggets losses to the Jazz have been dissapointing — and more rife with excuses than good takeaways.

The first time, Jokic showed out, but he didn’t get any help. The last time, Big Honey got into foul trouble and the Nuggets second team — in the peak of the Isaiah Thomas experiment and in fully disarray — fumbled the game in the second quarter.

But, all-in-all, the Nuggets do matchup pretty well against the Jazz. Jokic has had success against Rudy Gobert. And the Nuggets have contained Donovan Mitchell — relatively at least.

He’s got his. But he’s taken more than his fair share of shots. In three games against the Nuggets, Mitchell scored 16 points on 22 shots, 35 points on 25 shots and 24 points on 19 shots.

We’ll have a better feel — or maybe just more updated — after an April 9 game in Utah on the season’s penultimate day.

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