3 big things to watch for as Milwaukee Bucks visit Denver Nuggets

Can the Milwaukee Bucks take advantage of an undermanned Denver Nuggets team?

As a basketball fan, it sucks to see the Nuggets missing so many key players. The stretch of games they had after trading for Aaron Gordon last season was a lot of fun and I hope they can get all their key guys back healthy and together at some point.

That being said, just like teams did to the Bucks early in the season, they need to take advantage of a team that is missing some of their best players to pick up an easy win. Even if Nikola Jokic plays, the Nuggets will still be without Murray, Porter Jr, and Dozier as I mentioned.

As you would expect without a bunch of key players, they’re struggling mightily over their five-game losing streak. In that time, the Nuggets have posted the league’s worst net rating at minus-16.9 with a defensive rating over 120.

If Jokic sits, they’ll be led by Gordon and Will Barton, who are solid players in their own right but the Bucks should have no issue beating them. Things are, of course, more difficult if Jokic plays as he is one of the best players in the world and was playing at an MVP level before his wrist injury.

Fans were displeased the last time the Bucks lost to a team with a losing streak of five games or longer (Atlanta Hawks), so please make things easy on everyone and take care of business against a shorthanded Nuggets team.