In Philadelphia, the Nuggets’ nine-second feat

David Adelman talks about « one of the most unusual victories » in which he participated. And we understand that. In Philadelphiaappeared with a team decimated by injuries, where the team against had all its managers.

And while the team of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey was a big favorite, the Colorado players grabbed the decision with a decisive shot by Bruce Brown in the last seconds of overtime. All under the eyes of Nikola Jokić in civilian clothes, present with other team managers on the Nuggets bench.

« It was simply impressive. And that says a lot about this group. Guys who didn’t have time to play could answer », formulated by the coach who, in addition to the Serb, were also deprived of Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Christian Brown and Cam Johnson, all the holders, or even Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas.

With only nine players available, “ so many guys took over and contributed “, said the technician, referring to Bruce Brown (19 points), the author of the winning basket and a bunch of decisive actions in the finals.

Zeke Nnaji also gave plenty of effort off the bench, tying his career best (21 points and 8 rebounds). Peyton Watson played a key role with his 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. But the award of the night logically goes to Jalen Pickett, who exploded his career record.

Jalen Pickett, the “boss” of the evening

« He was in the zone. His three-pointers were something. There were many actions where he attacked the circle to get the ball out. Jalen had a night he will never forget. He completely mastered his subject and, despite all these great players on the floor, he was the boss », Adelman’s formula.

« With all our starters, we needed a leader, so Bruce, Peyton and I had to take the reins for this game. We went into the game knowing that everything would start from the defense. When you play with that kind of energy and get easy baskets in transition, confidence builds. », judge the hero of the eveningauthor of 29 points (11/20 on shots including 7/11 from distance).

The latter averaged just 4 points before the match in his third NBA season. This shows how incredible this collective performance is from the outside, based on individual revelations.

Adelman also notes that the Sixers relied on “ players who played 100 playoff games, MVP “, while the Nuggets, for their part, counted on ” some guys (which) nhe had never participated in overtime before ».

Elements not used to big moments in short, but who showed enough heart and effort to win. ” It’s just a bunch of guys who found a way to win through guts, hard work, and hitting hard at the right time. This is the kind of thing they’ll probably be talking about in 20 years, when they’re older, over a beer together », concludes the coach.