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Nuggets Journal: Why transition offense is focal point entering home stretch of regular season: “At least get a shot up”

The Nuggets’ offensive rating is up this season, but their transition efficiency has plummeted.

Peyton Watson (8) of the Denver Nuggets runs in transition after Collin Gillespie (21) stripped Larry Nance Jr. (22) of the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 134-116 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 6, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Peyton Watson (8) of the Denver Nuggets runs in transition after Collin Gillespie (21) stripped Larry Nance Jr. (22) of the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 134-116 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 6, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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"There have been too many times when we come down in transition and have the advantage, and we don't even get a shot up, and then we ignite their break," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said after the All-Star break.
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