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Nikola Jokic Is BACK: Joker And Nuggets DOMINANT In Win Vs. Clippers



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

  2. @rainofkhandaq6678

    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

  5. @geoffreywasson

    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

  10. @mikemoore4457

    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.

  12. @joed7185

    I think Jokic the Great came back too early. We shouldn’t made him sit the whole 6 weeks!!!

  14. @ScottG91

    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

  19. @140acresretired7

    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.

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