Coming up on Locked-on NBA Daily. The Nuggets go down 2-1 to the Timberwolves. What is Minnesota doing to slow down Nikla Yokic and should Nuggets fans be concerned? Meanwhile, the Knicks lost their second straight game to the Hawks in another dramatic ending, why one player's poor performance is becoming impossible to ignore. And finally, there's a new coach in Milwaukee. We'll talk about what this means for Janice's future with the Bucks.

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to get to today. The Knicks lost again to the Atlanta Hawks. The Raptors got a win over the Cavaliers. The Bucks have a new coach. The Celtics are going to try to turn things around tonight against the Sixers, but we have to start, guys, with the Denver Nuggets. Last night's game between the Nuggets and Timberwolves, Minnesota, takes a 2-1 lead in the series, but to me,

the story is just how bad the Nuggets last night's game between the Nuggets and Timberwolves. Minnesota takes a 2-1 lead in the

series, but to me, the story is just how bad the Nuggets looked in that game, and they look right now. No Aaron Gordon, no Peyton Watson, to be fair, but Nikola Yokic had probably the worst playoff game of his career. Seven of 26th shooting was a minus 21 and 35 minutes. before we get to what this means to the nuggets

and how they can kind of fix things here.

Let's hear from Ben Beacon of Locked on Wool. shooting was a minus 21 and 35 minutes before we get to what this means for the nuggets and how

they can kind of fix things here let's hear from ben beacon of locked on wolves on how

minnesota's defense has taken over this series so far we got to talk more generally about

the defense for the timbrels to start this game i mean denver had 11 points at the end of

the first quarter and they there was a shot.

They weren't going to get to double figures. The Timberl's defense to start the game was

fantastic. It was active. It was a lot of Jaden. It was a lot of Rudy on Nicole Yokic. Rudy had

three blocks in this game. I believe two of them were pretty early and had a deflection early in

this game. The wolves were pressed up on Murray.

They were happy to allow Rudy O'Berrudeaubert to guard Yokic one-on-one.

And obviously that worked for profit for Minnesota again in this game.

And that's how the wolves won this game.

So Ben's seeing it from the Minnesota side, obviously, giving credit to their defense.

I think their defense is deserving of credit.

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