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All of you where are saying Nance could have played better and Jokic dominated everyone, yeah, technically you are all right. I'm sure the altitude had something to do with the overall fatigue on the part of the Cavs, but let's also remember...
Arguably, Jokic is the best center in the NBA. Seriously.
He's gonna get his... from the inside, from mid-range, and from outside. And his elite passing ability is going to keep his teammates involved as well. Honestly, I'm thrilled at how well Nance played against Jokic, especially considering that Love isn't there to help share some of the responsibility and to spread the defense a little more. I mean, really you can't ask for much more than what he was able to do. 13/13/3 with 4 steals?? Yes please!
Maybe I missed it, but I don't think anyone is criticizing Nance. I think the point is more that our team lacks anyone able to match-up size-wise against larger centers. It's a situational thing that illuminated a hole in our roster/rotation.
And yes, we won by 5. But Jokic was +1 during his time on the floor. Again, not really a problem against the Denvers of the league. Where it gets concerning is if a better team acquires a larger center with offensive skills.