Joel Rush
@joelrushnba.bsky.social
Denver #Nuggets writer for Forbes.
Grateful Dead, Star Wars. No-fascism zone.
Still at the old place (same handle) but weaning off.
My Forbes pieces: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelrush/
My NBA Bluesky list: https://shrtn.escalar.pt/iRuN
Grateful Dead, Star Wars. No-fascism zone.
Still at the old place (same handle) but weaning off.
My Forbes pieces: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelrush/
My NBA Bluesky list: https://shrtn.escalar.pt/iRuN
We have now officially reached the "Devin Booker is allowed to bash Nikola Jokic in the face" level of the NBA green lighting smalls to just foul the shit out of Joker with no whistles.
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
We have now officially reached the "Devin Booker is allowed to bash Nikola Jokic in the face" level of the NBA green lighting smalls to just foul the shit out of Joker with no whistles.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. catches fire and drains 4 triples in the 1st half for the #Nuggets
#MileHighBasketball
Tim Hardaway Jr. catches fire and drains 4 triples in the 1st half for the #Nuggets
#MileHighBasketball
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Tim Hardaway Jr. catches fire and drains 4 triples in the 1st half for the #Nuggets
#MileHighBasketball
Tim Hardaway Jr. catches fire and drains 4 triples in the 1st half for the #Nuggets
#MileHighBasketball
Some excellent #MileHighBasketball ball movement...
Jamal Murray to Nikola Jokic to Bruce Brown to Tim Hardaway Jr., who drives in for the free throw line floater.
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Jamal Murray to Nikola Jokic to Bruce Brown to Tim Hardaway Jr., who drives in for the free throw line floater.
#Nuggets
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Some excellent #MileHighBasketball ball movement...
Jamal Murray to Nikola Jokic to Bruce Brown to Tim Hardaway Jr., who drives in for the free throw line floater.
#Nuggets
Jamal Murray to Nikola Jokic to Bruce Brown to Tim Hardaway Jr., who drives in for the free throw line floater.
#Nuggets
Nikola Jokic is just ludicrous
Another ridiculous pass, here a slinger over his shoulder from the elbow inside to Spencer Jones for the dunk
(And btw, more positive production from Spencer from the dunker spot, making a little hay from there)
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Another ridiculous pass, here a slinger over his shoulder from the elbow inside to Spencer Jones for the dunk
(And btw, more positive production from Spencer from the dunker spot, making a little hay from there)
#Nuggets
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Nikola Jokic is just ludicrous
Another ridiculous pass, here a slinger over his shoulder from the elbow inside to Spencer Jones for the dunk
(And btw, more positive production from Spencer from the dunker spot, making a little hay from there)
#Nuggets
Another ridiculous pass, here a slinger over his shoulder from the elbow inside to Spencer Jones for the dunk
(And btw, more positive production from Spencer from the dunker spot, making a little hay from there)
#Nuggets
Sorry for double-posting this play, but in addition to Joker's unbelievableness, I just wanted to reiterate the point I made below about Spencer Jones finding offensive opportunities from the dunker spot. I think David Adelman's figuring a few things out for Spencer.
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Sorry for double-posting this play, but in addition to Joker's unbelievableness, I just wanted to reiterate the point I made below about Spencer Jones finding offensive opportunities from the dunker spot. I think David Adelman's figuring a few things out for Spencer.
Nikola Jokic with more brilliant playmaking mastery, dishes a behind-the-back entry from beyond the arc to Spencer Jones for the layup
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Nikola Jokic with more brilliant playmaking mastery, dishes a behind-the-back entry from beyond the arc to Spencer Jones for the layup
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
Nikola Jokic with more brilliant playmaking mastery, dishes a behind-the-back entry from beyond the arc to Spencer Jones for the layup
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Nikola Jokic with more brilliant playmaking mastery, dishes a behind-the-back entry from beyond the arc to Spencer Jones for the layup
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
#Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is the kind of thing that people who think the #Nuggets "lost" the Cam Johnson for Michael Porter Jr. trade don't grasp.
Here, Cam misses his 3 (& yes, he's lower % than MPJ), but after the rebound, he keeps the play alive and dishes to Jonas Valanciunas for a better shot.
Here, Cam misses his 3 (& yes, he's lower % than MPJ), but after the rebound, he keeps the play alive and dishes to Jonas Valanciunas for a better shot.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is the kind of thing that people who think the #Nuggets "lost" the Cam Johnson for Michael Porter Jr. trade don't grasp.
Here, Cam misses his 3 (& yes, he's lower % than MPJ), but after the rebound, he keeps the play alive and dishes to Jonas Valanciunas for a better shot.
Here, Cam misses his 3 (& yes, he's lower % than MPJ), but after the rebound, he keeps the play alive and dishes to Jonas Valanciunas for a better shot.
This kind of play is a good indicator of Peyton Watson's growth.
Instead of taking the contested 3 (even though he's not afraid to shoot it), he passes it up, and makes the entry dish to Nikola Jokic for the higher quality shot and the layup.
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Instead of taking the contested 3 (even though he's not afraid to shoot it), he passes it up, and makes the entry dish to Nikola Jokic for the higher quality shot and the layup.
#Nuggets
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This kind of play is a good indicator of Peyton Watson's growth.
Instead of taking the contested 3 (even though he's not afraid to shoot it), he passes it up, and makes the entry dish to Nikola Jokic for the higher quality shot and the layup.
#Nuggets
Instead of taking the contested 3 (even though he's not afraid to shoot it), he passes it up, and makes the entry dish to Nikola Jokic for the higher quality shot and the layup.
#Nuggets
Despite Spencer Jones missing his FTs here, I think this is a good way to find a niche for him on offense, by playing him in the dunker spot. Obviously his shot isn't dropping, so putting him near the rim could at least open up some easier opportunities.
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Despite Spencer Jones missing his FTs here, I think this is a good way to find a niche for him on offense, by playing him in the dunker spot. Obviously his shot isn't dropping, so putting him near the rim could at least open up some easier opportunities.
#Nuggets up just 5 w/ 4 minutes left, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray drain back-to-back 3-pointers to extend Denver's lead to 9 a minute later
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#Nuggets up just 5 w/ 4 minutes left, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray drain back-to-back 3-pointers to extend Denver's lead to 9 a minute later
Jamal Murray and Tim Hardaway Jr. come up with big clutch plays in the #Nuggets' win over Memphis...
Murray pulls up to drain the long, tough contested triple...
THJ drives the lane for the layup
Murray pulls up to drain the long, tough contested triple...
THJ drives the lane for the layup
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Jamal Murray and Tim Hardaway Jr. come up with big clutch plays in the #Nuggets' win over Memphis...
Murray pulls up to drain the long, tough contested triple...
THJ drives the lane for the layup
Murray pulls up to drain the long, tough contested triple...
THJ drives the lane for the layup
Jamal Murray drives in for the finger-roll floater out of some classic 2-man action w/ Nikola Jokic, then on the next possession swings it to Cam Johnson for the triple
#Nuggets
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November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Jamal Murray drives in for the finger-roll floater out of some classic 2-man action w/ Nikola Jokic, then on the next possession swings it to Cam Johnson for the triple
#Nuggets
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Unlike the dish below, this assist from Nikola Jokic to Peyton Watson on the cut didn't make the No. 1 highlight, but it's some really nice kind of stretched out give-and-go action which is actually initiated by Pwat after Jamal Murray kicks out to him in the corner.
#Nuggets
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November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Unlike the dish below, this assist from Nikola Jokic to Peyton Watson on the cut didn't make the No. 1 highlight, but it's some really nice kind of stretched out give-and-go action which is actually initiated by Pwat after Jamal Murray kicks out to him in the corner.
#Nuggets
#Nuggets
Peyton Watson after going 5 of 12 on 3s in the #Nuggets' win over MEM:
"I feel like I shoot it elite from the corner."
Tim Hardaway Jr. chimes in:
"Damn! 12 threes, Jesus Christ!"
P-Wat: "Career high. Career high. Got 'em up!"
"I feel like I shoot it elite from the corner."
Tim Hardaway Jr. chimes in:
"Damn! 12 threes, Jesus Christ!"
P-Wat: "Career high. Career high. Got 'em up!"
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Peyton Watson after going 5 of 12 on 3s in the #Nuggets' win over MEM:
"I feel like I shoot it elite from the corner."
Tim Hardaway Jr. chimes in:
"Damn! 12 threes, Jesus Christ!"
P-Wat: "Career high. Career high. Got 'em up!"
"I feel like I shoot it elite from the corner."
Tim Hardaway Jr. chimes in:
"Damn! 12 threes, Jesus Christ!"
P-Wat: "Career high. Career high. Got 'em up!"
David Adelman on #Nuggets' bench rotations w/ Aaron Gordon & Christian Braun out:
"Keeping Tim [Hardaway Jr.] & Bruce [Brown] & [Jonas Valanciunas] coming off the bench, it allows us to have 3 veteran players, impactful players, and then nightly it's gonna be different people."
"Keeping Tim [Hardaway Jr.] & Bruce [Brown] & [Jonas Valanciunas] coming off the bench, it allows us to have 3 veteran players, impactful players, and then nightly it's gonna be different people."
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
David Adelman on #Nuggets' bench rotations w/ Aaron Gordon & Christian Braun out:
"Keeping Tim [Hardaway Jr.] & Bruce [Brown] & [Jonas Valanciunas] coming off the bench, it allows us to have 3 veteran players, impactful players, and then nightly it's gonna be different people."
"Keeping Tim [Hardaway Jr.] & Bruce [Brown] & [Jonas Valanciunas] coming off the bench, it allows us to have 3 veteran players, impactful players, and then nightly it's gonna be different people."
David Adelman on Peyton Watson stepping up:
"The most important thing for all our guys is knowing what the night is. Tonight he shot the ball really well, let it fly, other nights he needs to be a cutter like he was at the end and Nikola found him on that outrageous pass."
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"The most important thing for all our guys is knowing what the night is. Tonight he shot the ball really well, let it fly, other nights he needs to be a cutter like he was at the end and Nikola found him on that outrageous pass."
#Nuggets
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
David Adelman on Peyton Watson stepping up:
"The most important thing for all our guys is knowing what the night is. Tonight he shot the ball really well, let it fly, other nights he needs to be a cutter like he was at the end and Nikola found him on that outrageous pass."
#Nuggets
"The most important thing for all our guys is knowing what the night is. Tonight he shot the ball really well, let it fly, other nights he needs to be a cutter like he was at the end and Nikola found him on that outrageous pass."
#Nuggets
David Adelman on the #Nuggets needing rest after a bizarre south-then-back-to-Denver-then-back-to-the-south stretch:
"That was one of the oddest stretches I've seen in the NBA. I can't remember anything like that."
"That was one of the oddest stretches I've seen in the NBA. I can't remember anything like that."
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
David Adelman on the #Nuggets needing rest after a bizarre south-then-back-to-Denver-then-back-to-the-south stretch:
"That was one of the oddest stretches I've seen in the NBA. I can't remember anything like that."
"That was one of the oddest stretches I've seen in the NBA. I can't remember anything like that."