Joel Rush
@joelrushnba
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: My NBA Bluesky list:
Most #NBA playoff triple-doubles in (recorded) league history: Magic 30 LeBron 28 Jokic 23 Wilt 17 Russ 12 ( @stathead.com )
Via @stathead.com. I think the difference is probably I included playoffs and you didn't.
Russell Westbrook in his 221 triple-double games: 24.3 points 12.6 rebounds 12.8 assists 1.7 steals 1.5 3s **.719 win percentage** I once dug into this looking for empty calories, but I was wrong. The closest to that is his .523 TS%, truth is he just won a shit ton of games.
L: Larry Brown coaching the Denver Nuggets in denim overalls, 1975. R: David Adelman coaching the Denver Nuggets in denim overalls, 2026? 🤞
If you haven't watched Pablo's latest episode in full, I highly recommend it. It's amazing how the tendrils of this reach so far and intertwine so many separate entities... Ironically it kinda reminds me of the interconnected root systems of trees linking them together.🌲
World class flop by Terrence Shannon to draw the foul on Nikola Jokic Little guy vs Joker, the refs will call it on Nikola *every* time, regardless of who initiates contact It's point numero uno on every Nuggets opponent scouting report
Aggressive early, Nikola Jokic opens the scoring for the #Nuggets, taking it at Rudy Gobert to drop two floaters in a row over him #MileHighBasketball
Spencer Jones! More #Nuggets defense producing offense, as Spencer blocks Julius Randle's post-up attempt and drains the triple at the other end... ...then Nikola Jokic delivers an excellent no-look dish to Bruce Brown on the cut in transition for the dunk #MileHighBasketball
Jamal Murray ISOs against Slo-Mo and knocks down the tough, contested step-back baseline jumper #Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
Nikola Jokic finds Tim Hardaway Jr. peeling off the back screen on the cut for the easy layup, then hits him again for the 3-pointer Denver needs more of this from THJ #Nuggets #MileHighBasketball
Immaculate 2-man game play by the #Nuggets' star duo, as Jamal Murray finds Nikola Jokic for the layup and-1 off a beautiful give-and-go It may be less indefensible than in the past, but this remains #MileHighBasketball at its highest and most lethal quality
Big Val! More #Nuggets defense producing offense (apologies for Valanciunas' putback getting cut, was a stream glitch)... Then Jonas post up and just bullies Julius Randle into easy inside position for the short-range jumper #MileHighBasketball
The #Nuggets' scrambling defense producing turnovers in the 2nd quarter against the Wolves in Game 5. If Denver's gonna survive this series, they'll need to replicate more of this. #MileHighBasketball
Spencer Jones hits back-to-back triples as the #Nuggets get out and run off Minny misses 2-way defense-only dude to start the season, just unbelievable growth #MileHighBasketball
With the shot clock ticking down, Nikola Jokic drills in the CLUTCH 3-pointer over Rudy Gobert to put the #Nuggets up 9 going into halftime #MileHighBasketball