The Denver Nuggets suffered the worst loss for any workforce this season over the weekend when have been on the fallacious finish of the Washington Wizards snapping the NBA’s longest shedding streak. Washington had misplaced 16 straight video games getting into Saturday evening in opposition to the Nuggets, and Denver was nonetheless an enormous favourite regardless of lacking Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon with accidents.
Nikola Jokic did his half, ending with 56 factors, 16 rebounds, and eight assists. Sadly for him, the remainder of the Nuggets struggled whereas Denver’s protection was non-existence, giving the Wizards a uncommon win, 122-113. It was Washington’s first victory since Oct. 30.
Jordan Poole was the large star for the Wizards, popping off for 39 factors. Within the course of, Poole additionally created the most effective horrible celebration we’ve seen from an NBA participant this season. Poole is both making an attempt to say “my sport is smelly” (complimentary) or he’s pantomiming Denver’s protection drowning in a Poole. Both manner, that is hilarious. Watch the celebration right here:
Whereas “the Nuggets are drowning within the Poole social gathering” is probably the most enjoyable learn on this celebration, it appears extra possible he’s channeling the smelly face we’ve seen from different celebrity guards earlier than. On the identical time, the hand placement does give some plausibility to the concept that he was going for the “drowning” celebration. Learn into this nevertheless you need, as a result of it’s nice both manner.
Actually, that’s a nasty step-back that poor Christian Braun had no probability stopping. We have now clowned Poole quite a bit on this web site since his transfer to the Wizards earlier than final season, however he’s nonetheless a extremely good scorer when he’s locked in. Denver caught Poole at his finest, and he helped ship them a horrible loss.
The Wizards need to be the front-runners within the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes proper now even when that hardly ensures them the No. 1 general choose. Washington is due for lots of losses earlier than this season is mercifully over, however no less than they’ll cling their hat on this win, and Poole’s hilarious celebration.