The Nuggets opened the second quarter with a nine-point lead. Two minutes and eight seconds later, it was gone. After the game, head coach David Adelman called that defensive sequence "horrendous." He's not wrong, and it's been happening more frequently, and the Nuggets have been losing. Is it time to panic?
The Nuggets dropped another one at home, this time to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 117-108. The Nuggets have now lost nine of their last 15 games. Their poor performance is no longer a blip. It's a concerning pattern now.
The Nuggets are just 5-8 since Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game absence.