Nikola Jokic completely went off on Tuesday night time. On the floor this isn’t something new, however ending the sport with 61 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, all whereas capturing 62 % from the sphere and 54 % from three — that’s one thing else fully.
Jokic’s absolute dominance was on full show within the highest scoring particular person NBA recreation this season, and he turned Rudy Gobert into French toast. His full recreation highlights have to be watched by anybody doubts that Joker is among the most particular skills the NBA has ever seen.
The Timberwolves weren’t capable of cease Jokic’s dominance. In reality, just one man was able to ruining Nikola’s night time — and teammate Russell Westbrook got here via within the clutch.
There are such a lot of occasions {that a} participant is blamed unfairly when one thing is a workforce loss, nonetheless you’ll by no means something fairly like this in 17.7 seconds of play. The Nuggets do every part to drive a turnover once they’re up by one level, and the ball goes to Westbrook for the simple layup, which is inexplicably misses. Okay, dangerous photographs occur.
Then the Nuggets lock down the Wolves once more taking away their key weapons and forcing the ultimate shot to Nickeil Alexander-Walker, a profession 39 % shooter from past the arc, and never somebody recognized for taking strain photographs. All Westbrook wanted to do was contest the factor and it was doubtless recreation over. As an alternative he fouled on the shot, despatched Alexander-Walker to the road for 3 photographs, the place he hit two and so they misplaced.
Peyton Watson’s face says all of it, actually.
Westbrook has had a tremendous season for the Nuggets, however this was a tricky ending. This needs to be one probably the most ludicrous recreation of the season, and some of the preposterous finishes ever.
