In game five against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was the most impressive player. Jokic put on an MVP-caliber performance with his 40 points and 13 assists.
Nikola Jokic is still just 29 years old but the Denver Nuggets star center already has three NBA Most Valuable Player awards and an NBA ring. It’s not crazy to believe that he could win another title this season with the Nuggets, given how well they are playing in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
It’s hard to imagine the Denver Nuggets without Nikola Jokic these days. The big Serbian is the biggest reason the team won their first NBA title. He’s also a huge factor to the Nuggets’ 3-2 standing against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite starting the series two games down.
There’s a pretty good reason why Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has won three MVPs in his career. And according to Draymond Green, there’s also a reason why he’s besting Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves in their series against them.
Can the Timberwolves force a Game 7? Or will the Nuggets complete their comeback and reach the conference finals once again? Here's everything you need to know about Nuggets vs. Timberwolves on Thursday, May 16.
After a performance like the one we saw from Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic on Tuesday night, a game in which the three-time league MVP scored 40 points,
The Denver Nuggets look to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves when the teams meet in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday night.
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In the aftermath of a dominant Game 5 win by the Denver Nuggets, rapping legend Lil Wayne gave his candid opinion on Nikola Jokic and his status as one of the best players in NBA history.
Although grateful to win a third NBA MVP award, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic doesn't have much use for the accompanying Michael Jordan Trophy. Recognized in a ceremony Tuesday before dominating Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals series at Denver, Jokic revealed the trophy does bring him some kind of joy.
There is still one more win for the Nuggets to grab in their playoff series with the Timberwolves, but if Jokic finishes this off, he will have passed this stress test and become a better player because of it.
After an embarrassing Game 2 defeat, the Denver Nuggets found themselves down 2-0 and like a team sleepwalking into a shocking sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Things have changed drastically for the Timberwolves, and their star player had a concise message following their third straight defeat.
Jokic seems destined to join a handful of elite players who absolutely owned a decade in their dominant careers.
Aaron Gordon may have never won a dunk contest at All-Star Weekend, but he's delivering some perfect-50 efforts in Game 5 against the Timberwolves. The Nuggets forward scored only six points in the first half, but he did it in style, scoring one dunk on a one-man fast break.
The veteran point guard has averaged 10.8 points and 7.8 assists during the series.
Down in the series 2-0, Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets took to the court in Minneapolis on Friday night, and displayed their dominance that the basketball world is used to.
Charles Barkley is not a fan of one motivational tactic Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone used on his team during the Western Conference semifinals.
Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray on Sunday hit one of the toughest shots of the 2024 NBA Playoffs so far. The wild bucket also led to one of the coldest photos of the year.
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