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Denver Is a Real Contender, but Jokic Shouldn't Have to Carry This Much Proof

Denver went 10-12 over their last 22 games while rotating through an injured roster, and the easy excuse is the injury list. The harder question is what happens when Nikola Jokic isn't enough to paper over broken crunch-time rotations and a Cam Johnson experiment that isn't working. David Adelman has 10 games to answer it.

By Jax Moreno · 3 min read

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The Pistons Haven't Been Punched Yet

Detroit sits 48-18 atop the Eastern Conference, and the numbers are gorgeous. But numbers measure what has been tested, and this Pistons team has never faced the grinding pressure of a seven-game series against a roster that wants to hurt them.

By Rook Calloway · 3 min read