"Thursday morning, the NBA's worst came to light. There's no spinning that a player of note and an acting NBA head coach landing federal indictments in a betting probe is bad news. It is, in fact, the kind of crisis that can send an entire league into a tailspin. So maybe it was fitting -a karmic counterbalance - that mere hours later, the absolute best of the NBA was right there for the world to see, front and center at Chase Center."
"That Warriors-Nuggets game is why we still tune in. That contest is why we still love this game. We were treated to a playoff game in October. Two legends of the game, Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic, were going blow-for-blow down the stretch, with two top-tier teams playing fully-engaged basketball, even into overtime, even when the stakes couldn't have been lower."
"Yes, it's only Game No. 2, but if the Warriors are still playing deep into the NBA playoffs come May, there's a real chance we look back at Thursday's game as the foreshadowing of that success. The Nuggets are a bona fide, no-doubt-about-it title contender, and they're at full strength. So, yes, it was only one game, but if the Nuggets are the real deal, what does that make the team that beat them on Thursday?"
Federal indictments tied to a betting probe involving a notable player and an acting NBA head coach created serious league-level turmoil. Hours later, the Warriors-Nuggets matchup at Chase Center showcased elite, playoff-caliber basketball. Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic traded clutch moments through regulation and overtime. The Warriors rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Nuggets 137-131, despite Aaron Gordon scoring 50 and Jokic recording another triple-double. The result suggests early-season promise for Golden State. The team benefits from three major changes this season: an engaged, role-playing Jonathan Kuminga; the second change is the addition of the old man, Al Horfo
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