Today, the Nuggets hosted the Thunder, and they lost to the Thunder 87-102. Although Jokic still had a very good performance in this game, contributing triple-double data throughout the game. He finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists. But the rest of the players didn't support him accordingly, and Murray was terrible, shooting just 4-of-13 from the field. And the performance of the substitutes was also very sluggish.

Today, the Nuggets' bench players scored just 16 points in total. Wei Shao came off the bench today and made 2 of 10 shots from beyond the three-point line to score just 6 points. Wei Shao didn't usher in an outbreak, so the other players in the bench lineup didn't have the corresponding scoring ability. So now the Nuggets' overall bench lineup is still very weak. After today's game, Jokic also talked about the team's performance, and he bluntly said that their projection is very inconsistent, and he further emphasized that the reason for the inconsistency is because they are all ordinary shooters.

In fact, we rarely hear Jokic speak like this after the game, which is a kind of complaint about his teammates' shooting ability. In fact, we can also understand Jokic thinking this way, after all, Jokic faced multiple players on the court today, but when he passed an open opportunity, his teammates couldn't hit the shot. This can be any player, and he will feel helpless and lost.

Let's take a closer look at the Nuggets' shooting percentage from outside line today. Braun was 0-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, Porter Jr. was 3-of-10, Gordon was 0-of-1, Westbrook was 1-of-6 and Watson was 0-of-4. The Nuggets shot 7-of-38 from three-point range overall. It's hard for the Nuggets to win with that kind of shooting percentage. And Jokic is not an outside player, he is a responsive center, and one of his functions is to create easy shooting opportunities for outside players, but outside players can't hit those opportunities, so the Nuggets play very hard. Their overall score is also only 87 points.

The Nuggets' roster rotation depth is thin. If Murray is in a slump in a game, the Nuggets won't be able to win against any opponent. Because the main pillars of this team are Jokic and Murray, they have to play consistently in a game, and as long as any player is consistent, it will be difficult for them to win. In the past, they had Pope on their roster, who could provide consistent three-point shooting from the outside, but now Pope has been replaced by Willis, making their space more crowded. The opponent is also more daring to pinch Jokic, so the Nuggets are very difficult to play in the new season, and it is very difficult for them to continue to compete for the championship.