EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 1H 59M
How the Nuggets BEAT the Wolves | Series Preview with Matt Brooks
from What's in a Game? · host Will and Grace
Matt Brooks is back! We're going over big questions for the upcoming series vs Denver's familiar foe, the Minnesota Timberwolves. How does Denver deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves frontcourt? How will Adelman handle the non Jokic minutes? How will Denver guard Minny? We'll look into all those questions with clips from past match ups and get into the nitty gritty.00:00 Matt Brooks joins02:52 How does Denver deal with the frontcourt?05:48 Jokic vs Rudy match up and stats10:02 Jamal vs coverages + getting space on Jaden19:12 Jamal having an easier time vs Jaden?23:03 Minny Roaming defense25:38 Implications of Jok torching Julius, Rudy + fronting Jok28:24 Roaming off Christian, cutting during post ups34:13 Jok lineups vs smallball46:15 Jok lineups vs smallball47:50 How should Denver handle non Jokic min?50:08 Rudy, Naz, Julius triple big lineup?54:37 How will Jamal handle Minny’s small-ball looks?58:14 Jamal three point shots01:02:58 Guarding ANT Drives01:05:05 Looking at Nuggets zone coverages01:11:51 Series X factors01:16:39 THJ as an X factor01:19:36 Matt signs off, follow his work and social accounts01:21:45 Who guards Julius Randle?01:24:55 Will Spencer or Pwat be back?01:27:17 What would have been the factor if Nuggets sweep?01:36:24 Jamal getting downhill vs the Wolves01:44:41 Denver is 7th in DREB%01:46:49 Cam and CB challenges01:49:17 No Pwat vs McDaniels a factor?01:52:26 Series Prediction
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Matt Brooks is back! We're going over big questions for the upcoming series vs Denver's familiar foe, the Minnesota Timberwolves. How does Denver deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves frontcourt? How will Adelman handle the non Jokic minutes? How will Denver guard Minny? We'll look into all those questions with clips from past match ups and get into the nitty gritty.00:00 Matt Brooks joins02:52 How does Denver deal with the frontcourt?05:48 Jokic vs Rudy match up and stats10:02 Jamal vs coverages + getting space on Jaden19:12 Jamal having an easier time vs Jaden?23:03 Minny Roaming defense25:38 Implications of Jok torching Julius, Rudy + fronting Jok28:24 Roaming off Christian, cutting during post ups34:13 Jok lineups vs smallball46:15 Jok lineups vs smallball47:50 How should Denver handle non Jokic min?50:08 Rudy, Naz, Julius triple big lineup?54:37 How will Jamal handle Minny’s small-ball looks?58:14 Jamal three point shots01:02:58 Guarding ANT Drives01:05:05 Looking at Nuggets zone coverages01:11:51 Series X factors01:16:39 THJ as an X factor01:19:36 Matt signs off, follow his work and social accounts01:21:45 Who guards Julius Randle?01:24:55 Will Spencer or Pwat be back?01:27:17 What would have been the factor if Nuggets sweep?01:36:24 Jamal getting downhill vs the Wolves01:44:41 Denver is 7th in DREB%01:46:49 Cam and CB challenges01:49:17 No Pwat vs McDaniels a factor?01:52:26 Series Prediction
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