What's Next for the Denver Nuggets? Plus, Looking Ahead to Celtics-76ers Game 7

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Denver Nuggets face a possible end of an era after a disappointing playoff exit—will Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon remain the core in Denver? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize break down the Nuggets’ collapse against the Minnesota Timberwolves, debating the team’s lack of “heart” and looming roster shakeups. Discussions center on Jokic’s underwhelming defense, Jamal Murray’s trade value, and whether major moves are needed to restore the championship mindset. Boston Celtics are headed to a high-stakes Game 7 after failing to close the series against the Philadelphia 76ers, raising questions about Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s ability to adapt under playoff pressure. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks dominate the Atlanta Hawks and emerge as favorites in the Eastern Conference. The crew also previews critical Game 6 matchups, examines LeBron James’ legacy risk with the Los Angeles Lakers, and spotlights the unpredictable trajectory of the NBA playoffs.

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0:00.0	Coming up on Locked-on NBA Daily.
0:04.0	The Nuggets season comes to an end, but is it also the end of an era in Denver?
0:07.9	Meanwhile, the Knicks advanced, but the Celtics are going to be forced to play at game seven.
0:11.3	We'll talk about what it means for the East.
0:12.8	And finally, is it the third time the charm for the Lakers?
0:15.7	Locked-on NBA Daily starts now.
0:23.3	You are Locked-on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:28.2	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:34.7	Hello and welcome to Locked-on NBA Daily.
1:14.7	I'm West Goldberg. That's Matt Moore. That's Hayes. Today's episode is brought to you by Fanduel. Right now, new customers can bet just $5 and get $250 in bonus bets. If your first bet wins, head to fanduel.com to get started. We have a ton to get to today, guys. We've got a game seven between the Celtics and the 76ers to look forward to. The Knicks look like the team to beat in the Eastern Conference right now. And a bunch of game sixes tonight, which, if my math is correct, could lead to some game sevens later on this weekend. But let's start with the Denver Nuggets who lost to the Timberwolves last night. Their season is over. Matt,, you covered the series over at Locked On Nuggets. And I want to just read the title of your latest episodes. It is Nuggets fail miserably in game six. End of an era. End of an era, Matt.
1:23.0	What does this mean for the Nuggets? Yeah. So I think it's almost impossible for them to bring everybody back and just run it back.
1:29.1	Now, maybe, maybe they'll just, ownership will come back and be like, look, we have a bunch of injuries. This seems good enough. They love the coach. Everything will be fine. Yeah, it was a rough year. Nothing went right. It's fine. when you lose to Anthony, a team, a wolf's team without Anthony Edwards, Dante
1:45.9	Divencenzhou, and I would assume new, and I guess Kyle Anderson, I'm sorry.
1:51.3	You lost in six games in the first round, never led on the road, is a miserable performance.
1:58.5	The biggest problem is that they lacked, whatever that thing is that we all know,
2:03.3	I can give you X's and knows and schemes and schematics and stats and all these types of things.
2:08.7	They lacked heart hustle grit.
2:10.9	They lacked all those things that are the things that make people love teams.
2:14.4	They lack that this year.
2:16.9	And the core feels stale. It feels like this era of
2:22.7	Nicola Yolkits, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Christian Brown with David Adelman, who was a coach
2:27.8	under Michael Malone, he's been with them since 2019. It feels like that era has run its course.
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