The Good
Shai Shines
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Clippers top draft pick this summer, absolutely shined in his NBA debut. He played for 28 minutes off the bench, scoring 11 points on 83.3% shooting. He drove to the rim with ease and hounded the Nuggets guards despite only getting one steal.
His play had fans already calling for him to be inserted into the starting lineup. You can check out his full highlights here.
Shai already has an incredible feel of how to use his length on the drive and how to play with pace. He even knocked down a jumper which is promising given that his shooting was one of his biggest knocks entering the draft. The sky really does seem to be the limit from Shai and with only one game under his belt, he has every Clipper fan in his corner.
Boban Time
Boban Marjanovic dominating the Nuggets looks to be a tradition at this point. The Serbian played seventeen active minutes and helped the Clippers earn their biggest lead of the game. He was so dominant that not even the basket could stop him resulting in a stoppage of play to fix it after one of his dunks.
The efficiency god scored 18 points in his short time on the court while also pulling down 8 rebounds. The Nuggets had no answer for him yet again and were luckily put out of their misery when Doc Rivers decided to sub him out late in the fourth quarter.
Speaking of late game subbing, let’s take a look at the bad.