Nikola Jokić’s Appalling Stat vs OKC Thunder Emerges
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Nikola Jokić lived up to his nickname on Friday, arriving at the Ball Arena wearing a Joker-inspired purple and green suit before helping the Denver Nuggets to a dramatic, overtime 113-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their playoff series.
The Oklahoma City picked up a series-tying Game 4 victory against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon, using a strong fourth quarter for a 92-87 win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a team-best 25 points to lead OKC to a much-needed win, and the Thunder outscored the Nuggets 29-18 in the fourth quarter.
OKC is the better team ... only to put their foot down in the final frame. Nikola Jokić was not especially great by his lofty standards — 20 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and eight turnovers ...
Wiggins and Wallace combined to shoot eight-for-15, including six-for-nine from deep. That made them outcasts in a sloppy night. They made shots, went hard to the glass (11 rebounds combined) and were aggressors on defense, to the point they kept Dort, the team’s defensive ace, on the bench.
The Oklahoma City Thunder head to "the Mile High City" for a Game 3 matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The series is tied 1-1.
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Pro Football Network on MSN‘Chokic Showed Up Again’ – NBA Fans Troll Nikola Jokić’s Underwhelming Game As OKC Tie Series 2–2Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić has done it all in the last few seasons. He has won three of the last four Most Valuable Player awards, winning in the 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2023-24 seasons, has been selected to the All-Star team in each of the last seven seasons and perhaps,
The Denver Nuggets are two wins away from reaching the Western Conference Finals, though Nikola Jokić isn't taking any credit for their success in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder based on how he played. Speaking to reporters after Friday's 113-104 overtime victory, Jokić said "I was the worst player on the court tonight."
Gordon wasn't wrong about officials catching Jokić in the act. The Nuggets' big man fouled out of the contest in the third quarter, essentially ending any hope of a Denver comeback. Jokić finished the game with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.