The Denver Nuggets are down 3-1 after winning the first game and dropping the next three to the Jazz. The first game they played very hard and their intensity was hard and only got heavier throughout the game. In games 2, 3, and 4 the Nuggets intensity was low and they played very sloppy. They didn't hustle after loose balls or make the extra pass. Carmelo Anthony was the only sign of life in the Nuggets but he couldn't do it alone.
The Nuggets need all their players to step up if they expect to advance to the next round. They will need 3 straight wins if they don't want to be sent home early.
Chauncey Billups was down 3-1 once when he was on the pistons and led them to the championship that year. The Nuggets will need Chauncy to lead them to three straight wins and the next round. In order for that to happen they will need for everybody to step up as they did in game 1 when they won by 13.
There is no doubt that George Karl's absence is having a major effect on this team. His absence slowed down this team greatly and propelled them into a slide from the solid 2 seed to as low as the 5th seed. Luckily the Nuggets got the 4th seed due to the rules of the tie breaker.
This is where the Nuggets need to play like the Nuggets before Karl's absence and take the series in 7 games. They will have to work harder than they have ever worked before if they expect to prove to everyone that they belong in the NBA finals this year.
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