Nikola Jokic Is BACK: Joker And Nuggets DOMINANT In Win Vs. Clippers
Nikola Jokic is BACK. Matt Moore (@HPBasketball) and Ryan Blackburn break down the Denver Nuggets’ 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Jokic returned from injury to drop 31 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes on a minutes restriction.
Matt and Ryan discuss:
The Return: How did Jokic look physically? Was the minutes restriction actually a blessing for the rotation?
The Stat Line: Analyzing the efficiency of a 31-point masterclass against the Clippers’ defense.
The Others: Who stepped up alongside the MVP? [Fill in: e.g., Watson’s defense / Murray’s playmaking]
Big Picture: What this win means for the Nuggets’ standings and momentum moving forward.
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22 Comments
Great 24 hrs for Serbia
Ryan really can't resist tossing a shot at Jokic when asked what he liked about the return. As easy to read as a picture book
CAN'T WAIT to go to the game on Sunday!! Lets gooooo
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I had small worry that the Nuggets would take this game as a given because the best player in the world is back BUT they pretty much played hard throughout. The highlight play to P Wat was a routine play for the Joker and nothing really out of the ordinary … wanting to see the Joker find a replacement for Aaron Gordon in the dunker spot
Bro the shots fired on Kawhi as a rebounder, hilarious hahaha
I will never tire of Matt hating on Kawhi Leonard 🤣🤣🤣
Crazy ppl argue that his not the best player.
Matt try reverse psychology with Jamal, he will answer differently…
11:09 SUCH BS from Murray. Try maintaining this usage at the top of the scouting report 90 games a year for half a decade. Selfish Jokic is holding him back…clearly.
Glad all star week is coming up bc Murray needs a week off his feet too
I think Jokic the Great came back too early. We shouldn’t made him sit the whole 6 weeks!!!
Jokic would need to play 33 out of the next 34 fames to be eligible for MVP.
Murray will never get the credit. But what he/Adelman did thos last month was incredible. Not having a true center, plus all the other injuries. For both of them to keep the team afloat and actually gain ground in the standings just incredible
Nuggets 3-1 vs okc and the mvp is Jokics if he plays 33 of the next 34
Jamal does not need to give sound bites. His game does the talking.
34:11 that team of refs were trash.
SGA punching the air when he saw Joker had 17 ft in 24 mins….🤣
Murray was good for that stretch with out Jokic. Just does not look like something he can do for 82 games if there was no Jokic. Look like he was running out of gas to me after 16 games.
Good job REFS
Matt is the best at telling you your not seeing what your seeing 🤔😁😁😁😁
Mr MVP