Denver Nuggets defeat Washington Wizards with giant lineup

NBA basketball finally back: After a break of about four and a half months, basketball games between NBA teams took place again in the night on Thursday in Disney World Orlando.

The restart of the season without fans only starts on July 30, but the teams are currently preparing with friendly matches for the season that was interrupted due to the corona pandemic.

History happened directly when the Denver Nuggets played against the Washington Wizards, which the Nuggets won with 89:82.

Denver starts with three centers

The reason for this was the starting five with Nikola Jokic, Jerami Grand, Bol Bol, Paul Millsap and Mason Plumlee on the court – three centers with Jokic, Plumlee and Bol and two forwards.

The average size of these starting five was 209.3 centimeters, which has never been seen in NBA history.

The previous record was loud Basketball Network at 208.8 centimeters, set up by the Milwaukee Bucks 2019. At that time Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Nikola Mirotic, Ersan Ilyasova and Brook Lopez formed the starting five of the Bucks.

Rockets-GM reacts to Nuggets lineup

With their Starting Five, the Nuggets were exactly the opposite of the Houston Rockets, who want to cause a sensation in the playoffs after Clint Capela’s trade without a real center.

When asked about the Starting Five Denvers, Rockets GM Daryl Morey jokingly posted a picture of a giant that was tied to the floor by many people in normal size with many ropes.

In Denver, however, this giant lineup was born out of necessity, since neither Jamal Murray nor Gary Harris could emerge.

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Bol with a brilliant debut – also Jokic strong

At Denver, Bol was particularly impressive with 16 points, ten rebounds and six blocks. For the 44th pick of the 2019 draft, it was his debut for the Nuggets due to injury.

In addition to Bol, superstar Jokic also convinced with 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Troy Daniel, who was the game’s top scorer with 22 points.

With 18 points, Rui Hachimura was the best scorer in the wizards who have to do without their injured star Bradley Beal in the bubble. The two German internationals Moritz Wagner and Isaac Bonga scored eight and five points, respectively.

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