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The way he was torching that defense is something else. Looked like he couldn't make one wrong move on the court the whole game. Especially 2nd half. Insane
And the assists were crazy. It’s not like it was just handoffs for assist. Full court, one handed, barely looking. Behind the back, over the head, around two defenders
I got mad by your comment, not directly at you..BUT LIKE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE STILL DON'T GIVE CREDITS TO MV3 PLAYOFF MVP AND FINALS MVP AND REIGNING CHAMPION.....DISGRACE BROOO
This game was like watching one of the countless Jokic Highlights videos. He had all the greatest hits in this one game. Full court pass, behind the back, step back 3, Dunks, no look passes, spin moves, bending magical passes around defenders to Gordon for the dunk. Literally the only thing he was missing was a triple double. Combine Dirk, Duncan, Magic, and fk'n Bird into one player and you get the Joker. It's just not a fair fight.
He is lazy by nature He plays only when he must. He is like "ok guys, lets bit them up" Bad teams he let lead 20 to 30 points than he catches the result. Now take all in his hands from begining
@@neskobuka65 It is different when they are doubling him and when they are not. They lost previous games when they were doubling him, he assisted everyone and they made open shots, that game they decided to guard him 1 on 1 and it was their biggest mistake.
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40 points, 13rebounds, 7 assists, and 0 turnovers. Jokic is the first player in NBA playoff history to achieve this line in a game, per Basketball Reference's StatHead. 🍗🍗👨🍳
@pbanaszek Did Chris Paul get 40 points in the 1 game he got 13 assists and 7 rebounds 0 turnovers? NO. That’s the biggest part of the stat line so it’s not a correction. No one’s ever done it except jokic. Jokic himself has had games before with 13 assists or more and 7 rebounds or more and 0 turnovers. He’s had games with 13+ assists and 13+ rebounds with 0 turnovers. It’s adding the 40 points on efficient shooting on that plus the fact it was the biggest game of the year that makes it even more insanely impressive.
Really great analysis, brother. Great homework and research. Jokic, the gentle, joking giant, last night exacted the vengeance and rage that's in his gut over the disrespect, doubt, and vitriol that was hurled toward him and his team after Game 2. That loss awakened a Killer.
One overlooked aspect of this turnaround from Denver along with obvious switches, is Jokic defence where he doesnt need to drain lot of energy on Rudy he either allows him to 6 or 8 points or steals the ball or pulls him the chair so Jokic can help more on Ant and even more importantly be fresher on offence
@@samkochel6990 Most people say Jokic is a basketball genius. I think he is really a genius that happens to be able to play good basketball, hence making him play great basketball.
The narrative in game 2 that the refs 'just allowing a high level of physicality' is what got the nuggets is off. The calling was attrocious. The 'physicality' was only allowed one way.
The BIGGEST problem when defending jokic is that he can back you down ...idk anyone's else that can stand his ground vs him, so then once he gets into the paint, its almost automatic bc hes so skilled and has such a great touch around the basket. Thats why you need guys like D howard, shaq, in order to defend him. Davis/gobert/ are too skinny...
The think with joker is you can’t single him cause he’ll shoot and score and you can’t double up on him cause he will pass out of it. He is a monster and it’s great
Where is 2 spots for Serbia in Euroleague...Oh wait Dubai is more important for Europe basketball then Serbia and we here talk about "respect"...Jokić got more respect in NBA then ALL Serbian LEGENDS who play in Europe!
Porter is allowed to have a bad series, he’s been one of the unsung heroes for the nuggets and has done more than enough to solidify his place as one of the pillars of this championship level team.
The adjustment that Denver did kinda takes Porter out of the offensive game as KCP, MPJ and AG stack one side of the floor to clear the space for Murray and Jokic to play 2 on 2. Porter isn't getting that many opportunities, but he has shown how much he improved at defence this season, like that block on KAT.
@owlofnivica Eh, kind of. Considering he’s almost paid as much as jokic and is the 2nd highest paid player by far, they could have more talent if he was paid like AG or even Murray. He’s obviously the #4 guy on this team. He’s done better this year and this playoffs. Last year he lacked, he Shot like 10% from 3 in the finals and kept losing the ball it was embarrasing. He does need to step up because a big reason they’re not as deep as they could be is because they’re paying him max contract but he’s not playing like a max player he’s playing like a #4 which isn’t bad but even the #2 on the team is not an all star.
Watch how Jokic gets position inside the paint against Naz Reid @ 9:11 . That little swim move he did, it was already over at that point. That’s an automatic basket. That’s why I don’t get the Rudy Gobert hate. He really tried his best to guard Jokic, Jokic is just unguardable. You look at the media making fun of Gobert saying he didn’t deserve the DPOY when they themselves know they couldn’t stop Jokic. Gobert is THE best defensive player you could put against Jokic right now. Not Anthony Davis, not Bam Adebayo, not Jaren Jackson Jr., not Jusuf Nurkic, not Jonas Valanciunas, not Porzingis, not Chet Holmgren, not Daniel Gafford, not Giannis, not Embiid, etc. The only player who could probably match with Jokic is Victor Wembanyama. But he’s still too young. Maybe in a couple of years, yes. But right now? The best defender you could put on Jokic is Gobert.
Great breakdown. I also think Rudy is highly over rated as d player. Great off the ball. but poor on ball defender against the likes of Jokic, Embid, Sengun, etc...
The media had Minnesota winning the series before it was over just non stop talk about edwards being Jordan and how they killed Denver and just when they thought it was over Denver started spanking them like bad children 😂
Im from Serbia, to explain in English, it’s Yoke - eech. But the double ee sound is short and sweet, like the letter E when you do abc’s. And the emphasis is on the first syllable Yoke. Like Joke but a Y sound instead of J. So Yoke-eech accent on the Yoke.
Yes and rightfully so, Gobert this year was a monster on defense and still is. Just because he fell short against one of the Greatest Players of ALL time, doesn’t mean he’s some bum, it means people love switching the goalposts when it suits them best.
I love how you feel smart telling that minesota is making mistake not doubleing jokic. But lets be real evrybody knows that jokic most special talent is reading doubles and passing it to the right man every time. Thats actualy his preferd way of playing making evrybody involved.
I know it's really ridiculous but whenever a youtuber does these videos doing a breakdown I'm like shhhhh dont tell the wolves or they'll know what to do next time 😂
The only way to beat Jokic is to make him play one on one on defense and get him into foul trouble. Aside from that, the answer is like a needle in a haystack.
Lets get this Mvp thing settled, just because you get Mvp it doesnt mean your the best player by that meaning you have the most ability and skill! although hes awsome and great, Alexander got robbed, and id take Wemby everyday all day over Jokic especially next year.
Or the fact they didn't Murray for that dirty move with the heating pad. Then the towel he should have been gone for 2 games . They need to follow the rules or just stop having them at all. They cheated the wolves out of a swipe. If Murray is gone we know joker is trash. That's why he plays off Murray and Gordon which is a NBA ALl Stars player. Which people forget he was a Franchise player for orlando magic. But everyone just thinks it's all the joker lol yeah right. Pretty sure that clown never won a dunk contest.. This is a joke how they play better centers in the past by padding his stats. They count jokers tips to himself as rebounds. 😂😅 NBA is trash