![]() "Since day one, there was something different about this team, an energy, and every day since I've had this feeling. I think we played the best basketball – I'm not going to say in the postseason – but we were there, playing the best basketball," Jokic told reporters. "I don't know if there's anyone who's ever had a statistical run in the NBA Finals as a center as he had in these categories."įor Jokic, who can now add an NBA Finals MVP award to his long list of career accolades, it was a case of a job well done. "It puts him in the legendary category for what he's done statistically in the Finals," Thomas told ESPN. The Serbian finished with 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting along with 16 rebounds as the Nuggets won 94-89 against the Miami Heat to clinch the championship in Game 5.įor Detroit Pistons great Isiah Thomas, two-time NBA MVP Jokic must be considered among the very best. Jokic capped a sensational postseason by sparking Denver's comeback from a 10-point second-quarter deficit on Monday. Nikola Jokic is now in "the legendary category" after he propelled the Denver Nuggets to victory in the NBA Finals. The Brooklyn Nets look for a 3-0 lead on the Bucks as their Eastern Conference semi-final series shifts to Milwaukee on Thursday. Game 3 of the series is Friday in Denver. The Nuggets made only 14 of 43 (32.6 per cent) from beyond the arc overall, compared to 18 of 38 (47.4 per cent) for Phoenix. was the only other starter to reach double figures, scoring 11 on three of 13 shooting - including two of nine from three-point range. Jokic left the game late in the third quarter with the Nuggets trailing by 20 and did not return, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes.ĭenver did not give him much help, as the rest of their starting lineup made just nine of 32 shots from the field (28.1 per cent). The 36-year-old Paul now has 72 assists and just 10 turnovers in eight playoff games this season.ĭevin Booker added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Phoenix, while Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 10 rebounds. ![]() Jokic scored the first basket of the game Wednesday, but that was the only lead the Nuggets held as Phoenix took control and never let go in what became an easy win as their home crowd chanted "Suns in four" late in the game.Ĭhris Paul controlled the game for the Suns, scoring 17 points and dishing out 15 assists without a turnover in his 30 minutes of play - the third time he has had at least 15 assists with no turnovers in a playoff game. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic showed MVP form once again, but the Phoenix Suns used a balanced attack to take a 123-98 victory and a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series.
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