With his big match and his “buzzer beater” against the Spurs, BAM ADEBAYO would have made a completely acceptable Night MVP. The problem for the pivot of the Heat is that Nikola Jokic was also playing …
And if the triple MVP did not register a “buzzer beater”, it was monumental in the “money time” to allow Denver to avoid the trap of the Hornets, which had taken control of the meeting in the last minute .
While Miles Bridges targeted Jamal Murray defensively, Charlotte had gone to +4 (104-100) 51 seconds from the end. And after having carried his team at arm's length all evening, for a 22nd “triple-double” this season (28 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds), Nikola Jokic went to get points under the circle to pick up.
An offensive rebound on his own failure to scrape a 2+1, a defensive rebound that turns into two free throws following a fault by Josh Green, and here is the “Joker” which replaced his team in mind.
“There are no easy games for us but hey, it may be a good thing. When the playoffs arrive, we will be prepared for all this … “
He could then launch Jamal Murray in counterattack to validate this very complicated success, and thus finish this complicated “road trip” (two victories-three defeats) on a positive note.
“Of course (that there was panic) but it seems that we like this kind of interesting scenarios, these” thrillers “… We had control of the match the majority of time then we lost it in the last minutes, but we found a way to win ” summarizes the leader of the Nuggets. “But hey, we finish on a 7-0, we make the hitchhikes that are needed and Jamal finishes on this counterattack. It was the defense on the end that allowed us to win. »»
Cahin-Caha, Denver (30 wins-19 defeats) therefore remains in place in the Top 4 of the West.
“There are no easy games for us but hey, it may be a good thing. When the playoffs arrive, we will be prepared for all this … “ Tent to positivate Nikola Jokic to conclude.
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| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-1 | Barter | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| 2016-17 | Barter | 73 | 28 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | Barter | 75 | 33 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2018-19 | Barter | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 | Barter | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 19.9 |
| 2020-21 ★ | Barter | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 ★ | Barter | 74 | 34 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 27.1 |
| 2022-23 | Barter | 69 | 34 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 24.5 |
| 2023-24 ★ | Barter | 79 | 35 | 58.3 | 35.9 | 81.7 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 26.4 |
| 2024-25 | Barter | 41 | 36 | 56.7 | 47.2 | 81.3 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 29.7 |
| Total | 716 | 32 | 55.8 | 36.0 | 82.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 21.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
