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One of the big sticking points that apparently frustrated other Nuggets players was how Malone seemingly granted Westbrook special treatment and limited accountability, despite all of his recent mist...
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The Nuggets’ locker room was a mess, with team and league sources indicating that the franchise’s most important players, including three-time league MVP Nikola Jokić, had grown frustrated and fatigu...
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Nikola Jokić etched his name deeper into NBA lore with a jaw-dropping 61-point triple-double—adding 10 rebounds and 10 assists—in a 140-139 double-overtime thriller.
If there's only one person on the Denver Nuggets who deserves to be mad at Russell Westbrook for his poor decision-making in a 140-139 double overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, it's the iconic Nikola Jokic.
The difference? Curry's performance came in a win, while Jokić's showing was spoiled by a pair of late-game Russell Westbrook gaffes that pretty much gift-wrapped a double-overtime victory to Minnesota after Denver appeared to have the game in hand.
On Friday, they lost a game with heavy postseason implications to the Golden State Warriors, 118-104, but they did provide a highlight-film worthy moment. In the first quarter, Nikola Jokić, while posting up, threw a behind-the-back assist to a cutting Russell Westbrook, who scored a layup.
After watching Russell Westbrook come up short against the Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic came to the defense of the Nuggets' point guard.
One would think that Nikola Jokic scoring a career-high 61 and the most points ever in yet another triple-double would be a feat good enough to land on this morning's good list. But within the final 15 seconds of double overtime,
Nikola Jokic is one-of-one. During the second quarter of their Friday night showdown against the Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets star big man, Nikola Joki
After the unexpected loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Russell Westbrook was caught on camera confronting a fan in a heated exchange.
Let's examine how the three-time MVP stacks up with the greatest seasons from Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain and Stephen Curry.
Jokic has won three of the last four MVP awards and has been excellent again this season. He’s averaging a career-best 29.7 points per game, along with 12.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists. He could join Oscar Robertson and his teammate Westbrook as the only players in NBA history to average a triple double over the course of an entire season.