Nikola Jokić's Historic Playoff Run | NBA Finals MVP 🏆

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Jun 14, 2023
34-7 at home and the joker inside on the skip dumps it down in the corner
Michael Porter jr. Here's Jokic posting that bumping with the big cat across the lane fade away eight footer
the joker
What a day we have had
Day two of the nba playoffs already a couple of low teams with wins
Yeah, coach finch talked about just the maturity he had him when he was a rookie in one
Nicola
jokic now
behind the back
Kicks it out of a no-look pass and brown. What can brown do for you?
60 minnesota run
jokic
What a play how about the hand yeah, we love michael malone one of our favorites he's got that feistiness
He's got way into his team. Look at jokic
Basketball poetry big part of the headline so far here game two and really in this series so far
Jokic back to our cut. Look at that pass
unreal
Basketball iq that is off the charts. All right, monty. Thank you very much
jokic working quickly
Wow, okay give him back and forth
jokic
And we saw that same play earlier in the game
Nuggets have hit six of their last seven
Trying to set up the double stagger for caldwell-polk. Give it to jokic bounce it to jeff green
Wow
Now jokic against rudy
Shoot over it
Got him up with a pump fake jumping to gordon
Gordon lays it in boy. Jokic has a sixth sense when he feels that second defender coming. He sees the floor when he spins
You have to watch it
Yeah, jokic very wary also picking up another foul
jokic wheels in and
scores it
more of that
The lead is five
Under five minutes to go nuggets trying to win on the road. They've lost five straight road playoff games
alley-oop gordon
Gordon hammers it through
air
gordon
Jokic into the corner gordon giving go to joker
And denver showing some life
You can feel the nervousness in this building everyone standing jokic
Here comes the reigning two-time mvp fades and sticks it again
11 to 2 run for the timberwolves
Here's conley lets it rip. No
rebound jokic baseball pass
murray with the layup
and prince for minnesota
jokic surveys underneath beautiful give and go
those two together
electric
Jokic to murray have to trust the past and trust their offense against his defense again
Those pesky non-jokic minutes when he sits that's been an issue for them
Not so much in this series. Look at jokic
Magnificent and a long rebound to gordon
jokic
somehow left wide open
That was unwarranted maybe a technical opportunity, but murray getting going jokic drop and dive with a chance at three
Jokic
As we come up with a three-minute mark
What an atmosphere what a scene here in denver towns nearly to steal gordon gets it back and he puts it
They'll get it to murray 30 seconds jokic then a little hesitation puts it in he's failed him on his back indeed
Of course, it was a little bit stagnant offensively for phoenix
But nice set out of the timeout for bunny williams. Here's macbiabo checks into the game
Jokic goes right at him durant on the health defense. Joker gets it
Murray looking to push. This is what they want to do
Booker on the pole, this is badly in the rebound by jokic sons right now look gassed
a little backdoor
They didn't get him
Incorporated into initiating offense nearly as much in part because of the turnovers and inability to control that defensive backboard
Both teams are playing defensively. They are not giving an inch for a beautiful give and go murray
jokic drop and dives
Jokic has scored their last seven six seconds
Backing down beyond bow to the box fades
Let's see how long monty williams will stay with aiden on the floor jokic kicks kcp
Crowded by eight and six on the timer jokic trying to create the space spins off balance hook
Guys, he said his guys are some sore losers and they're showing that in the response so far
Yeah, a really strong response
As jokic buries and crowd getting frustrated with the andre eight new without a field goal here in game three
And it turns into two on the other end never run
Murray has been terrific
Sets up jokic. He will fire and pop it home from three from durant and booker
Jokic gets fouled and floats it in
A chance for three for the two-time mvp
He's done an outstanding job of mixing in the offensive players with the defensive players. Terrence ross
tj warren
What a highlight jokic an absurd pass
And quarter the ridiculous flush
They're just trying to find some balance to assist booker and durant here comes jokic banging bodies with aiden
Contact and he's headed to the free throw line an incredible career an incredible man was here with them for five years
Hard to believe he'll be gone
Murray feeds the post jokic sandwich puts it down
somehow able to get it to drop
They can get stops
Get out in transition and get easy scoring opportunities
jokic inside
the serbian sensation
Starting to make him dizzy
Jokic bangs in a booker flicks it up and it goes
Murray walks it up the floor gets it to jokic inside
No one better with the ball in his hands
Here comes gordon spin drop step beautifully done out of jokic content and he's gonna shoot a free throw
Certainly that was the case game four and certainly the case here in game five
jokic up top gordon
Booker misses his first shot got knocked to the ground thought he was fouled murray in transition
And there's porter with another basket first assist for jokic he has struggled in the postseason from three point range
Here's jokic nice pass baldwell. Pope again. He's also hit the deck a couple times. They were looking at that right wrist
By the way, four turnovers by kevin durant that matches how many field goals he has in the game
What a pass by jokic and in one motion the high flying gordon stuffs it
He shows no emotion just plays
Jokic on the dive. There's that up and in see there's that floater
And then from the front court people on the traps and then rotating and taking away potential layups
reggie jackson
Drills a three it's not as much of a factor
Against golden state and they'll lead him here in the conference final
The jokic spins finds caldwell-pope cutting until you're able to catch a second wind, but it's not it's not a fluke
Jokic goes inside lays it up and in now when you play him notice the difference it
When the opponent came in?
Caldwell-pope to jokic a quick spin move inside for the dump
Jokic. Oh what a pass again and caldwell-pope lays it up and in such precision murray jokic
Takes his time spins
Looking falling away. It's good
Lakers with 38 points here in the third quarter
They've cut it to 11
Jokic just gets it off in time. It's up. Oh jokic from town davis just stares at him
The unusual guys to see somebody call out specifically about how they went at him
Nice give and go gordon the finish on a beautiful pass from jokic
Likes this matchup, there's a double team reed sets three-pointer
Jokic with the rebound
Ahead murray all alone down. Welcome back. Brickley. Grind also
Jokic gets into the paint flips it up shots good and one
And not react to every call so aggressively not just the players but the coaches, too
Uh, and he said they like the pace they're playing with when they get stopped. He said for jokic
quarter to jokic
Jokic spinning shooting
Scoring and the foul looking finds porter
Michael porter can't hit jokic another rebound. That's 14 bruce brown for three
It's offensively and it's timely shots, but it's outstanding defense
against
the joker
Jokic spins count it and one in the fourth quarter of game two in denver. That's the same shot a cushion given
He takes it and makes it jokic answers back with a three-pointer. Nicola jokic 14 fourth quarter points
Under three minutes remaining going right back to the two-man game murray inside double team spins flips it up and in
jamal murray with a couple of buckets here in the fourth
Jokic off the dribble spins into the paint kicks it out porter porter
Puts it in porter knocks it down
And that makes it 117 103
Nice play by russell baseline drive baseline drift
Inside is gordon and gordon with six points here in the first his scoring's been down in this round
in the first second quarter
Murray gets inside back to jokic shot clock winding down jokic has to put it up high on three. Oh, he knocks it down
Stepping backwards falling backwards and the shot clock expiring
gordon holding shot clock
at six
jokic
Finds porter porter a good look from the corner. Got it again
as he would
When he's going at the basket from the post or isolating
jokic shoots and scores
Rebound porter won't go jokic. Kick this one. No good. Caldwell pump comes away
Don't laugh this time. He banks it in on a foul and the nuggets have their first lead of the game
gordon guarded by schroeder schroeder a good ball hound
up top to jokic
Inside of gordon throws it down and the focus with another perfect pass and a chance for a three-point play
shot clock at four
Jokic has to put it up falling away. He puts it up
Knocks it down. His foot was on the line a two-pointer what a shot
As a 24 second club anthony davis on the inbound jokic drives and puts it up and in
Nuggets up by two
30 for jokic
36 percent from three during these playoffs nice entry pass jokic
And gordon with a couple of dunks early on blocking shots and competing defensively michael malone said at times
He was indifferent about defense earlier in his career. Nice entry pass
three second different shot clock and game clock
Brown caldwell polk fires up a three
Rebound zeller knocked away picked up gordon. Nice feed and jokic banks it in oughta buy a like jokic is a point center
terrific dish
Jokic here comes the double team spins away finds brown wide open bruce brown from downtown
Jamal murray and the nuggets off to a good start mike greenberg michael wilbon jalen rose here on the building
At pole arena in denver. They do have a foul to give
Nice pass from murray the jokic flips it up and in i'm still looking for a mentor from this crew
Murray
Up top jokic shot clock winding down knocks down the jokic
spinning
Bats in out of aisle pokes it away
For to shoot jokic falling away puts it in
You have to try to make them score. You mentioned that about jokic in the last game mark
Jokic oh gorgeous pass and gordon. That's what gordon did in the first full court pressure from caleb martin
Again, as lisa's office reported at the top martin
Question before the game i've been feeling sick last couple of days. Yeah
Jokic gets it back goes down the lane stops blocked by anna. Bio jokic on the second effort throws it up and in
11 points four assists three rebounds for butler much more aggressive
Than in game one jokic touch pass to gordon, that's ridiculous
jokic
We're gonna take zeller backs down backs down draws the foul shots good and a chance for a three-point play quarter for the joker
Zeller head down lost it deflected stolen by brown. Here comes jokic bringing it up the floor going coast to coast layup. It's good
Murray
Up top caldwell-polk three-pointer that won't go jokic trying to grab the rebound back out to murray his three-pointer
Jokic calling for the ball against kevin love spins flips it up and in
That's a great job sprinting the floor and sailing getting real estate in the middle of the bay miami's physicality
Is having an impact here as they go into the zone
Jokic the feed and christian brown throws it down
Jokic left open now out of bio comes out jokic throws it up and gordon kind of tips it in with his fingertips
another beautiful pass from jokic
jokic
Spinning love picks him up off one foot. That's good
Eric's supposed to be saving even on these wild shots. He expects it to go in
Murray back up jokic fakes spins the pirouette
And the bucket is good 32 points 20 rebounds 10 assists
Shows you the brilliance of joker how many big guys are directing the traffic in that situation?
Jokic gets it kicks it out caldwell-polk is wide open connects on a three
They're much more physical
Keeping the ball out of the paint and on the shot blocking out jokic from way downtown butler great defense forcing murray to pass
Maybe it's because the ball was in the front court
jokic knocks down the three
aaron gordon
the fake the drive
The left-handed shot is good
Murray gets it back double team jokic all the time in the world answers with another three
That's his third three-pointer arthur could have been the mvp the eastern conference finals the slow start to these finals
But he's got nine here tonight
Murray jokic throws it inside to gordon. Oh another great touch pass at court with a beautiful finish
The foul by the way was on jokic who still hasn't taken a shot
That ends right now
Christian brown in the game the rookie for the nuggets jokic nice feed and green bags at home
out of iogarden jokic
Jokic backing in backing in double team gets up the shot
His way through the double team and scores larry down
Murray and jokic play catch vinson on him out of bile lurking ball poked away
Jokic gets it back puts it up and in and a foul and more putting joker in the pickle action of yelling
Caldwell poked the rebound off the miss free throw mario off the glass won't go checked in by jokic bruce brown
back to jokic
spins against out of bile
Still knocks it down
Murray to gordon
Caldwell pope finds jokic jokic in the paint drops it in
He's got 26. It's a seven point lead
Murray pulls back
Finds jokic
Martin on him jokic drives down a lane layup is good nuggets back up by one
