Christian Brown is still hampered by his ankle

Nuggets fans will have to wait before they see again Christian Brown torture circles. While the Denver guard just had one of the best performances of his season against the Cavs, he still isn’t at 100%.

« It’s better than the first time. But there are days with it and days without it. Some days it’s fine. Other days it doesn’t work. But you just have to keep moving forward. And I think we can see an evolution over time. So just being on the field is enough, and that’s all I can ask for », show your back.

The latter, injured in the ankle, missed about six weeks of competition at the end of 2025. Upon his return in early January, he had great difficulty getting back into rhythm (2.7 points average in three starts). The Nuggets preferred send him back to the infirmary for almost another month.

« The first time I came back, I was unprepared in many ways. My article was not explosive enough. And for my style of play, the way I play and the players I have to mark, we need this article to be explosive. And this was not the case for the first time. It’s still not explosive enough, but it’s much better than the first time », compares the 24-year-old.

Nikola Jokić notices his hesitation

A sign of his best form, against the Cavs earlier this weekhe finished with 20 points (7/13 shooting including 4/8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds). With a lot of easy shots under the circle, without the need to “explode” towards the basket, thanks to the good transmissions of the pair Nikola Jokić – Džamal Murray.

« People will inevitably say (that I’m better) because it’s my best goal. But I didn’t have the best feelings there. It will only continue to improve. I have to be rigorous with my rehab and continue to make progress », continues Christian Brown, who, for example, felt even better during the trip to Detroit, a week earlier.

At the end of this defeat against the Cavs, the phenomenon was noticed by Nikola Jokić himself. His teammate is always capable of making important shots. but ” he’s still a little hesitant, not going with the full confidence he usually has (…) He’s not at full speed yet. »

No doubt the All-Star break will allow him to recover a little more. In the meantime, the guard is enjoying his return to the floor. This absence? “ I hated it. And I think that’s part of why I wanted to come back so soon. The boys play really hard and fight every night. And they did a great, great job. I wanted to go back with them. (…). And I want to be there to help them », dates Christian Brown.

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How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.