The Minnesota Timberwolves are supposed to have the best anti-Nikola Jokic weapon in the form of Rudy Gobert, who is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year — an award he has actually won a total of four times.
Nikola Jokic was at his dominant best in the Denver Nuggets' 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5. Jokic took over the game in the third quarter and Anthony Edwards admitted he could just laugh when he saw the three-time MVP convert some of the ridiculous shots that he took.
Despite dropping their past three games and seeing their impenetrable defense from the regular season be picked apart by Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, the Wolves say they still have life in them.
It’s official: the Minnesota Timberwolves are in grave danger. Entering Game 5 of their second-round clash against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves have seemingly lost all momentum after they took a 2-0 lead heading into Target Center and came away empty handed as they headed back on the road.
The Knicks bounced back from a blowout to return the favor to the Pacers. The Nuggets continue to bounce back from dropping two games at home, thanks to the best player in the world. Here are three stars from Tuesday's two big Game 5s.
Rudy Gobert won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, but he had no answer for Denver's three-time MVP in the Nuggets' 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Nikola Jokic celebrated his third MVP trophy ceremony by scoring 40 points and handing out 13 assists as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-97 on Tuesday in Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal series.
The Denver Broncos may want to inquire about Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s interest in playing football. Jokic looked every bit like a quarterback during one play in Game 5 of his team’s Western Conference semifinals clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jokic and the Denver Nuggets evened up their second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves at two games apiece with a 115-107 victory in Sunday’s Game 4 in Minnesota.
During the day of the announcement of the 2024 MVP winner, a member of the illustrious TNT Inside the NBA crew, Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, made it clear to the winner of the award, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, that he thought Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a more deserving awardee.
The Denver Nuggets stunningly tied up their second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, following a 115-107 win in Game 4. The Nuggets had been written off by many after they went down 2-0 and after this win on Sunday, head coach Michael Malone sent out a message by bringing up Rudy Tomjanovich's iconic quote.
Jokic put on a clinic in Denver's Game 4 win over the Timberwolves.
After Nikola Jokic won his third MVP this week, many have started debates about the star’s name in the all-time list. Despite joining the elite company of players with three MVPs in their careers, some members of the NBA community are still not ready to consider the Joker one of the greatest centers in NBA history.
If the Nuggets fail to win the NBA championship this year, after just doing so last season, the drought will extend to a record-setting nine years without the MVP winning the championship in the same season.
Gilbert Arenas doesn’t think Nikola Jokic should’ve won the 2024 NBA MVP award. In fact, Arenas doesn’t even consider the Joker a first option, which, by his assessment, should disqualify someone from winning the award.
Nikola Jokic recorded 24 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists as the Denver Nuggets dominated in a 117-90 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Friday in Minneapolis.
Shaq is obviously entitled to his opinion. Gilgeous-Alexander also had an MVP-caliber season and finished second in MVP voting behind Jokic.
When Nikola Jokic joined Shaquille O’Neal and the NBA on TNT crew to celebrate his third NBA MVP award, he wasn’t anticipating being subtly slighted by arguably the NBA’s most dominant player ever.
For Shaquille O’Neal, what fans think does not make much of an impact. However, when a compatriot in the media talks about anything negative, he does have a tendency to talk trash back.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been named the 2023-24 MVP. It is the third time in the last four seasons that the 29-year-old has received this hardware.
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has been one of the top players in the NBA for years. However, when his career first started, no one expected him to be anything close to the player he has become.
Shaquille O’Neal managed to steal some of the spotlight away from Nikola Jokic after Wednesday’s MVP announcement.
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been selected as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the third time in four years.
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