Nikola Jokic continues to amaze the NBA. The Serbian, who for many should have been the MVP of the regular season ahead of Joel Embiid, is a figure in every game of Denver Nuggets and there is a man who takes special interest in her.
Most likely because of sharing position on the track, Shaquille O’Neal He has spent many months doing something almost never seen in him: praising another player’s game. The lakers Legend, one of the most dominant centers in the history of basketball, praises the Serb almost whenever he can, and last night was no exception after the first final against Miami Heat.
“What can you say about him. He’s impressive, passing the ball, scoring, leading… It’s the definition of letting the game come to you. It is the definition of a great player: Not only does he shine, but he also makes his teammates shine. I don’t know if he’s a shoot first or pass first center, but he plays the way he should be played. It’s been awesome watching him play. It’s the new era of inside players, he can play inside and outside, he can pass and score.”
Nikola Jokic is once again a figure in the Nuggets against the Miami Heat.
Once with the Serb accompanying him on the television set on the track, the praises were not just words, since Shaq gave him his blessing and welcomed him to ‘The alliance of the interiors’.
The compliments and compliments were something mutual, since Nikola Jokic assured, with more joke than truth, that his role model when he was still in Europe was Shaq.
NBA Finals 2023: Denver Nuggets take lead with new Jokic record
Nikola Jokicwho gave a recital this Thursday in the victory of the Denver Nuggets in the first match of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heatpointed out that his team is displaying a “really good” style of play in terms of ball circulation and solidarity sacrifice for the benefit of the team.
“It’s not just that you grab and the ball and shoot. I think you have an opportunity to touch the ball, to do something with it, to take advantage, to create an advantage. I think we’re playing a really good style of basketball.“He argued at a press conference.
“That’s how I learned to play basketball and I think it’s really good. It’s really hard to defend when you don’t know who is going to attack and how to defend when everyone is moving and everyone is doing something.”he added.
Nikola Jokic shines in Game 1 of the Finals and makes the Nuggets dream of their first ring.
The Nuggets signed a dream premiere on Thursday in the first Finals in their history and authoritatively subdued the Heat to take advantage in the fight for the NBA ring (104-93, 1-0 in the series).
Jokic sealed a great triple-double (27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists on 8 of 12 shooting) in some Nuggets who were already winning by 24 points in the third period, who left the Heat in only 63 points in the first three quarters and who relaxed excessively in the last quarter without really jeopardizing their victory.
The double MVP also joined Jason Kidd (2002) as the only player to achieve a triple-double in his Finals debut.
Nikola Jokic vs. Jimmy Butler, duel of stars in the NBA Finals.
Jokic only shot three times in the first half -He scored all three- but, in return, he focused on passing his teammates with 10 assists at halftime.
“I don’t force (the game). I never force it, I think. I had two guys in good dynamics, Aaron Gordon was playing really well and we had an advantage there,” he said.
“I just take whatever the party gives me,” he added.
2023-06-02 14:24:07
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