Nikola Jokic talks GAME 1 WIN vs OKC, FULL Postgame Interview

Nikola Jokic talks GAME 1 WIN vs OKC, FULL Postgame Interview

>> JOKER? YOU’VE CALLED AARON ONE OF YOUR FIVE FAVORITE TEAMMATES IN YOUR CAREER. BEFORE, YOU SAID THE BEST FIVE. YOUR BEST. >> TEAMMATE WAS LIKE, MAKING TOP FIVE. TOP, TOP FIVE OF ME. CAREER, LIFE, WHATEVER HIS NAME. >> SURE. AND NOW, SINCE THAT COMMENT, YOU’VE SEEN HIM HIT TWO GAME WINNERS IN THE PLAYOFFS, IS IT AWESOME SEEING SEEING THAT MOMENT FOR WHAT OTHERS HAVE CALLED THE SOUL OF THE TEAM? >> YES. I MEAN, YEAH, HE HAD A BIG FREE THROWS BEFORE THAT. SO HE MADE BOTH OF THEM. HE HAD A BIG BOX OUT ON THE CARUSO I THINK. WAS IT CARUSO? AND HE, HE, HE, HE MADE A REALLY BIG, REALLY BIG SHOT FOR US, YOU KNOW. AND HE DESERVES IT. HE’S HE’S LIKE YOU SAID, HE’S THE SOUL OF THIS TEAM. HE’S A GLUE GUY. HE PROBABLY DOESN’T GIVE THEM MUCH RESPECT THAT HE DESERVED. BUT I THINK HE DOESN’T NEED LIKE ATTENTION. SO HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING. SO I’M HAPPY FOR HIM. >> NIKOLA, CB AND RUSS AND ASKED ABOUT YOU GUYS HAVING BEEN HERE BEFORE, HOW MUCH DOES EXPERIENCE PLAY INTO BEING ABLE TO STICK WITH IT THROUGH THE GAME? AND CERTAINLY IN THOSE LAST TWO MINUTES, AS TIME’S WINDING DOWN. >> I MEAN. I THINK MOST OF THE NIGHTS WE ARE, LIKE I SAID, FINDING THE WAY WE ARE. OF COURSE, WE HAVE A GAMES AND NIGHTS THAT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT AND WE ARE DON’T LOOK LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK. GENERALLY LOOKING WE KNOW HOW TO AT LEAST WE GET THE SHOT, WHAT WE WANT, WHATEVER. EVEN AGAINST THE TEAM THAT ARE PLAYING REALLY, REALLY GOOD ON THE DEFENSIVE END. SO. WE’VE BEEN YES, LIKE WITH THE GUYS THAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS AND WE’VE BEEN IN THIS SITUATION. >> SO GOING BACK TO AARON, JUST FOR A SECOND, NIKOLA, GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT HE’S BEEN THROUGH IN THE PAST YEAR, WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT HIM AS JUST A HUMAN BEING? >> I MEAN, HE’S GREAT. YOU KNOW, HE, HE HE TOLD ME HE’S GOING TO VISIT ME IN SERBIA AND HE SHOW UP. I WAS LIKE, WHOA, THERE HE GOES. HE’S HE’S MY GOOD FRIEND. OF COURSE, WE SHARE A LOT OF STORIES. WE SHARE A LOT OF EMOTIONS TOGETHER. SO HE’S A HE’S A GREAT PERSON, GREAT GUY. >> AND THEN YOUR GAME TONIGHT, HOW DID YOU LEARN AS THE GAME EVOLVED WHAT OKLAHOMA CITY WAS DOING DEFENSIVELY. >> AGAINST YOU I MEAN THEY WERE DEFINITELY COMING. YOU KNOW I THINK I HAD LIKE 4 OR 5 BLOCK SHOTS. SO THEY BLOCKED MY SHOTS 4 OR 5 TIMES. THEY THEY STEAL A LOT OF BALLS. THEY WERE AGGRESSIVE. YOU KNOW THAT’S WHAT THEY DO. THEY’RE PLAYING PASSING LANES. THEY ARE MAYBE MAYBE I WAS NOT CAUTIOUS. MAYBE I WAS JUST PLAYING LOOSE. BUT I JUST NEEDED TO BE AGGRESSIVE. AND I THINK I DID IT THE BEST OF MY CAPABILITIES. >> I FELT LIKE I MEAN, THERE WAS YOU WERE IN FOUL TROUBLE. SORT OF. THERE WAS FLAGRANT FOULS AND YOU’RE BATTLING AND SCRATCHING, BUT YOU NEVER LOST YOUR COMPOSURE. YOU DIDN’T. AND YOU AND THIS TEAM NEVER LET THIS GAME GET AWAY FROM YOU. HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO STAY CALM IN THE MOMENT AS IT LOOKED LIKE A FEW TIMES. YOU KNOW, THE CROWD’S GOING CRAZY. IT’S SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING AWAY FROM YOU? IN THIS. >> TEAM? IT’S A GAME OF RUNS, YOU KNOW. WE KNOW THAT THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE RUNS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ARENA, ESPECIALLY HOW THEY PLAY FAST IN TRANSITION. THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE LIKE FOUR OR 6 OR 8 RUNS YOU KNOW. AND WE JUST DON’T LOSE. LIKE YOU SAID, DON’T LOSE EVEN. FOUL. SO MANY FOULS WHATEVER. JUST DON’T LOSE THE COMPOSURE AND TRY TO BE ORGANIZED. YOU KNOW ON THE ON THE ON THE OFFENSIVE END. >> JOKER KIND. >> OF BUILDING OFF THAT THEY WERE CHANTING FREE THROW MERCHANT AT YOU. I’M CURIOUS WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THAT AND HOW MUCH DO YOU RELY ON YOUR EXPERIENCES IN SERBIA? I’VE HEARD YOU SAY CROWDS HERE DON’T BOTHER YOU. >> I’LL BE HONEST, I DIDN’T HEAR THAT. BUT THAT’S KIND OF FUNNY. >> BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU RELY ON YOUR EXPERIENCES IN SERBIA WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH CROWDS LIKE THIS? OR HOW MUCH DOES THAT HELP YOU? >> I MEAN, TO BE HONEST, EVEN PLAYING LIKE I PLAY IN SERBIA, I PLAYED EVEN IN LIKE SMALL DREAMS WHERE IT’S LIKE LITERALLY 30 PEOPLE AND YOU CAN HEAR EVERYTHING WHAT THEY’RE SAYING TO YOU. SO SOMETIMES I THINK THAT’S THE WORST BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE GUY WHO IS TELLING YOU, AND I PLAY IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE PLAYING, EVEN FOR LIKE FOR NATIONAL TEAM, I PLAY IN FRONT OF OTHER LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES. SO IT’S DEFINITELY AN EXPERIENCE THAT I, I DON’T GET. I’M GOING TO SAY I DON’T GET DISTRACTED BY FANS, LET’S SAY LIKE THAT TONIGHT. >> COACH TALKED ABOUT HOW HONEST THIS TEAM IS, ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE TOUGHER CONVERSATIONS DURING THE GAME. FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A PART OF A TEAM WITH MINIMAL EGOS AND ONE COMMON GOAL? >> YES, DEFINITELY. I THINK WE’RE DEFINITELY GETTING ON EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY LATELY. WE ARE JUST TELLING THE TRUTH AND WE ARE, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTING IT AND THE GUYS ACCEPTING IT. WHOEVER IS LIKE, IF SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING TO ME OR WHATEVER, WE ARE ACCEPTING IT AND WE JUST WANT TO WIN. YOU KNOW, IT’S A IT’S A GREAT IT’S A GREAT FEELING INSIDE OF THE TEAM. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY LIKE THIS AND FEEL LIKE THIS. >> ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT YOU ARE BATTLING AGAINST DOWN LOW IS ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN. JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOU REMEMBER FROM HIS TIME IN DENVER PLAYING ALONGSIDE HIM, AND JUST HOW IMPRESSED ARE YOU WITH THE TYPE OF PLAYER. >> HE’S BECOME? IT WAS IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, BUT YES, OF COURSE IN NEW YORK HE KIND OF STOOD OUT, STEP UP LIKE IN HIS GAME. HE’S HE’S DOING AMAZING JOB. YOU KNOW. HE’S HE’S HE KNOWS WHERE TO BE. HE’S ALWAYS THERE. HE’S ATTACKING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS. HE’S SIGNING GREAT SCREENS TO OPEN GUYS UP. HE HAS A REALLY GOOD TOUCH LIKE FLOATER WHATEVER IS LIKE. HOW MUCH THAT IS 16FT. IS THAT WHATEVER IS. THE FLOATER AREA. AND I MEAN I THINK HE HE DEVELOPED HIMSELF WITH A REALLY GOOD PLAYE

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