What did we learn about the Nuggets while Nikola Jokic was out?

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4.7 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Nikola Jokic returned last night against the Clippers after a 16-game absence. Adam Mares, Dev Johnson and Eric Wedum (D-Line) discuss what they learned about this team in his absence and how Peyton Watson, Jalen Pickett and others changed their perceptions as players. Are the Nuggets now better equipped for a deep playoff run after this recent stretch? 📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports BALL-KNOWER BONUS/Merch: https://promotion.allcitynetwork.com/all SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports BUY GOLDEN ERA: https://www.triumphbooks.com/golden-era-products-9781637273692.php?page_id=21 Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarch.com with code DNVR bet365: Go to https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVR for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Get 10 FREE meals at https://hellofresh.com/freenuggets. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #Nuglife

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0:00.0	The Nuggets now, 10 and 6, let's talk about them without Yokic here.
0:04.0	Incredible stretch.
0:05.0	It was a soft part of the schedule, but you know what? We'll take whatever we can get. Denver did a great job of surviving this, and I feel like more than anything, the Nuggets grew in ways that now it gets so exciting to see what happens when Yokes back. how if some of these guys get to spread their wings.
0:20.3	But if you were to
0:21.2	summarize the minute the student without yokech how would you summarize it spectacular like i really do
0:27.3	because in a lot of those games you could say it's the soft stretch the soft part of the schedule
0:32.3	they were underdogs in in a lot of those games most of those games and other teams are healthy
0:37.1	going out of them and giving them a real
0:39.8	feel, and they found a way to win those games.
0:43.4	And for years, it's been the idea that this team is only about Yolkits, and they will be a,
0:51.0	you know, a lottery team if they didn't have them.
0:54.0	They show them that they're not that.
0:55.8	They also came up with one of the biggest,
0:57.8	it came up with the biggest win of the season without him.
1:01.7	That was a spectacular run,
1:03.5	and I'm glad that they were able to figure it out,
1:05.9	but dig deep, and now you have a coach who got to figure it out
1:09.7	that now is getting his weapon back.
1:12.0	How would you describe it?
1:13.5	Yeah, like reassuring, like, that the Nuggets Bench additions were as impactful as we hope
1:21.7	that they would be.
1:22.8	Like, obviously, they got so much more attention, so much more shine, so many more
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