Jokic realized that he’s Gru again and is stealing the series 😂

@PacmanBrunner

26 күн бұрын

He kan try n be Gru if he think he koo but we gon take da league back from dese jokers. NBA ah star driven league and joker boring n slow aint nobdy wanna see him he cant dunk. Make NBA cool again!

@roscoeorginal

26 күн бұрын

@@PacmanBrunnerhe literally dunked in this series😭

@Gaatlok17

26 күн бұрын

@@PacmanBrunner sounds like a skill issue if they cant stop the guy you described.

@TheWaitingRoomTWR

26 күн бұрын

what does Gru mean

@karsenhippolyte8721

26 күн бұрын

​@@roscoeorginal in this game

Should be a 4 time MVP.

@FreaksSpeaks

26 күн бұрын

7 times 😂

@blackblurable

26 күн бұрын

If they gave it to him again guys like Perkins would continue the race card bs. He’s done it 4 times easily but they gave it to Embiid. Not a knock on him but he lost it … again to Jokic. It’s just hard to a guy like Jokic to any active or retired player. He’s that freaking good. Dude has better touch than half the PG’s and SG’s. A real basketball fan would admit he’s something special

@SnowBoarder2910

26 күн бұрын

He is, one of them just has an F in front of it

That long pass to Murray though. He barely had control and threw it like a hall of fame quarterback. That was nice

@NoahLinden

25 күн бұрын

He didn't even palm the ball before passing it, and the pass needed to be so precise as to be out of the defender's reach by like half an inch. It was jaw-dropping, and quite frankly, even NFL quarterbacks aren't always as precise.

@johncraftenworth7847

25 күн бұрын

just like larry bird did it a long time ago :O

Jokic is better than Shaq!

@mikevismyelement

26 күн бұрын

This Nuggets team is definitely better with Jokic than it would be with Shaq

@user-oi4mc1iv5g

26 күн бұрын

@mikevismyelement excellent take

@marcelocapeljunior3579

26 күн бұрын

The man is following his instincts and on a flight to Cancun by now.

@FreaksSpeaks

26 күн бұрын

Like Shaq, but Jokic way better. That is one of the problem for some haters.

@imanoldurango8213

26 күн бұрын

@@mikevismyelementwell Jokic can shoot from the 3pt line

Been watching basketball nearly forty years. There’s never been a player like Jokic. He really is one of the all time great players of all time. He’ll be right at the top of all time Centers when he’s done. Top 5 minimum

@Panvezys

26 күн бұрын

You must have not seen Arvydas Sabonis

@Silverfox1982

26 күн бұрын

@@PanvezysSabonis was skilled, but not on Jokic level. Come on now😂

@Panvezys

26 күн бұрын

@@Silverfox1982 lol he is considered best European player ever. At 33 after 2 torn Achilles he was standing against Shaq. Go watch some tape

@roscoeorginal

26 күн бұрын

@@Panvezyswhat’d he achieve as an NBA player?

@bg1965

26 күн бұрын

@@Panvezys Sabonis was 7ft 3inch tall. Jokic way more skilled

This series is Jokic’s dunk contest application for next year

@SLExtra-xc4mv

26 күн бұрын

It’s crazy haha

@berryesseen

26 күн бұрын

Like he said, he is a freak of nature. Why shouldn't he show some athleticism? Jokes aside, his dunks were more aggressive than ever. In one possession, Minnesota gave Joker a straight open lane to the rim. I couldn't believe what I saw.

@meeeplo

26 күн бұрын

He Is heavy and can score without overstressing his joints...that Is one of the biggest reasons he Is fit most of the time to play. ​@@berryesseen

I just love watching the reactions on Denver bench. You can tell they really love Joker.

All the lakers fans that were hating on em and callin for a sweep are really quiet now..

@andrewashford5617

26 күн бұрын

Yup the refs doing the same bs they did to the lakers now🤦🏽🤡 ppl like u don’t understand, real players just wanna see a good officiated game where the players dictate the score not the bs refs🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

@whobitmyname

26 күн бұрын

@@andrewashford5617 I think you mean "the refs doing the same bs they did *FOR* the lakers now"

@immrlonelyihavenobody4176

26 күн бұрын

@@andrewashford5617imma lakers fan, but cmon don't be going and blaming the refs now 🥸

@reelshooter_cs221

25 күн бұрын

​@@andrewashford5617cry. Take the L.

@Idontwannahandl

25 күн бұрын

​@@andrewashford5617the Lakers complaining about missed calls is like lizzo complaining about missed meals

It doesn’t matter if all five guys on the floor played defense on him. He’d still cook em all. It’s so fun watching him play.

He's so organic hes great for the NBA hes not like Lebron where he had to jump to allstar teams to win a chamiponship hes not shoved in our face by espn.

@Esteevy

26 күн бұрын

LeBron lives rent free in your head 🤡

@shorewall

25 күн бұрын

@@Esteevy The media talks about Lebron even when he's out in the first round. We are flooded by Lebron Propaganda. It is sickening, and it is ruining Lebron's legacy.

@jonathand.t.5051

25 күн бұрын

​@@shorewall Imma be real with you within a decade only the most hateful of the haters will remember this in a decade once Lebron is long retired

@shorewall

25 күн бұрын

@@jonathand.t.5051 Lebron is gonna go down like Kareem. Plenty of people said he was great, No One ever said he was the GOAT.

@jonathand.t.5051

25 күн бұрын

@@shorewall Fair enough, but I'm thinking of some guy saying "Oh back in my day we were shoved down by this fraud ass shit on ESPN" and newer fans who are fans of Edwards or Wemby or whoevers the face in the future just looking confused at the guy

Anthony Edward was jumping up and down when the wolves won the first two games but he came back to planet earth 🌎 when he realized why jokic won 3 mvp 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Lots of noise before he started taking over because of the MVP he's silencing the ones that have a low opinion on him

2:48 bruh who's has that IQ to roll into the paint and immediately leverages for position pin down Naz's right hand so he can't attempt to get it up to block his shot all at once roll right into a one dribble lay up that's just ruthless.

Jokics dunks from behind the head are so sick

Jokic was looking for the Gobert matchup like LeBron used to hunt for the Curry switch god damn !!

Jokic being on his joker villain arc is scary

The nuggets were banged up coming end. Now they look normal. The end. If they win the next game im calling jokic the custodian cause hes got all the sweeps. Regular, gentlemens and the reverse.

@Pingieking

26 күн бұрын

The reverse sweep is losing the first 3 and winning the next 4.

@dajointcf4803

26 күн бұрын

@@Pingieking hes already done that a few years ago twice in the same playoff run

@Pingieking

26 күн бұрын

@@dajointcf4803 No NBA team has done a reverse sweep. It happened once in the MLB and 4 times in the NHL.

Jokic shoots in the post like a mosquito flies. He is very unpredictable when he is going to shot. The fact that he does not jump when he shoot, and that he is tall enough to get the shot high enough, allows him to shot the ball in a fraction of a second. The ability to shoot fast allows him to be unpredictable. In addition he is awesome with floaters, and uncomfortable shots. He also searches the angle and reads the defender. He does some type of wrestling shot. He gets around the opponent in a way he can't block him no matter if he is taller, longer, or can jump to the roof.

@berryesseen

26 күн бұрын

We always think mismatches in terms of length and physical strength. Jokic proves there are also mismatches in terms of basketball IQ and leverage.

@Phantom_Zone

26 күн бұрын

And that's not all. Jokic also has an insane spatial awareness. So he can make insane passes. Whenever he raises the ball you need to make a split second decision if he's gonna pass or shoot or just strong arm through the defense. Jokic has options. And that makes him dangerous. He can drop a deep three. As he can come and do a lay up. Or thread the needle for an insane pass. You simply can't guard him on angel.

@IvanGarcia-cx5jm

26 күн бұрын

@@Phantom_Zone I totally forgot this. He is one of the best passers in the NBA, the defender can't forget that. While he focus on scoring he has also in his mind 2 or 3 possible passes he can make to different players. He is playing chess with the passes and the scoring. Very efficient in scoring and passing. He is very aware of the offense dynamics and smart in helping the team to take optimal strategies for scoring, and that strategy does not always involves him because he is unselfish. Many times it could be a hockey assist which is not included in the NBA stats. His focus, IQ, humility, heart, skill makes him one of the best players in NBA history. No wonder why his teammates love him. I feel they got really together after game 2 blow out. I thought that the fact that they got humiliated all equally in game 2 would bring their focus and unity. And that was not good for the Wolves.

Joker making the wolves look like plumbers.

Rudy gobert is the only dpoy that becomes a defensive liability every playoffs

bro this game was so crazy to watch. he was more than locked in. more than in the zone. this was like the 2k CPU on hall of fame.

Heart and pride of the Champs kicked in just in time to silence doubters.

NIKOLA JOKIC'S OPUS - 40 POINTS 13 ASSISTS 7 REBOUNDS 2 STEALS 1 BLOCK 0 TURNOVERS AND A SHITLOAD OF DUNKS.

@Tmikelito111

26 күн бұрын

like the last one shitload of dunks , ahhaahhaaaaaa

@BronxGummer

23 күн бұрын

@@Tmikelito111 Copy That. Thanks.

Did it against the DPOY too!

You must give this man credit!! He is the 3 time MVP!! 🔥🔥🔥

if jokic goes back to back, is he top 5 center all time???

@Vicky-ln7lp

26 күн бұрын

3 mvp s, will win finals mvp this year as well most likely, and 2 rings? I would say he will be

@EthanIzeta

26 күн бұрын

he already is

@mfbobyle6771

26 күн бұрын

He will be top 10 player of all time if that happens. Hes already a top 3 center.

@crazyralph6386

26 күн бұрын

He’s already better than Shaq

@susandinosaur732

26 күн бұрын

goes back to back. finals MVP. monstrous final stats that breaks records. and i hopefully not ) retire 2024...? Jokic top 5 center solidified. after this year. jokic can affect the top center ranking. next year. hopefully he affects top 10 all positions.

they wake up sleeping bear

This was personal!

really great analysis! i enjoyed listening to this!

Brother even took a nasty elbow from Gobert at one point in the game and just shook it off. Jokic a Tank.

GOATcic built different

Nuggets were used to starting slow and winning in the 4th quarter, both in the regular season and in 1st round against the Lakers. Minny just came in and played full-throttle for 4 quarters, taking Denver out of their game and consequently winning the first two games. Then, Denver realized: Oh sh*t, this team really wants to play a full 48 ... OK, then, Let's Go!

The disrespect shaq showed him was insane. Shaq didnt mind looking the other way and keeping his mouth shut everytime kobe attacked a woman. But a white guy winning MVP bothers him really shows the kind of guy shaq is.

Your point on the officiating is half true. In game 2 specifically, the Timberwolves were absolutely allowed to hack the Nuggets all game long. It was like prison ball. So yes, they WERE fouling. It just wasn’t called.

@hunterwade9030

26 күн бұрын

Agreed

Denver really does play the most beautiful form of basketball. Jokic is the engine, but everyone on the roster is an active participant. They use cutting, passing, screen-setting, and off-ball motion to make sure they get a good shot every time. It's basketball in its idealized form. I don't see how anyone can find it "boring" to watch.

@jonathand.t.5051

25 күн бұрын

This series has easily been the most entertaining one in the playoffs. I just hope the Wolves start stepping up again because watching their defense fight the Nuggets offense is beautiful

Jocic 60 PRA 👀 with 13 of those points being assists that is insane

Jokic plays so perfect & efficient, his most realistic comp is Chris Smoove

Rudy isn’t a “worse” defender than other all time great defenders… he’s just optimized for the modern NBA… which doesn’t apply to Jokic Yes guys like Hakeem or Ben Wallace would fair better in the Jokic matchup… but looking back to the 1st round, they would fair worse against KD, who Rudy did a great job against That’s why the blaming of Rudy is dumb… he is that quality of defender, but what it means to be that good defensively in the modern NBA is different than 20 years ago because the league is different… in that sense guys like Hakeem or Ben Wallace wouldn’t necessarily be as good as Rudy in the modern nba because they are specialized defenders… and what Rudy lacks in that specialization he makes up for with greater versatility Hakeem isn’t a better defender than kawhi simply because Kawhi can’t stop Pat Ewing… because Hakeem can’t guard 1-4 to nearly the extent Kawhi can, and in the modern NBA that’s more important… the same thing could be said about every all time great defender… what makes them great is contextual to the league they play in… and unfortunately for Rudy, this matchup doesn’t call for greater versatility, and the context in which he’s amazing doesn’t apply to jokic

@heavylobster4339

25 күн бұрын

The 2010s really were a Dark Age for NBA Centers, where the best ones were usually just rim protectors and rim-runners who weren't really offensive focal points themselves, so post defense wasn't really prioritized. In the 2020s there are more skilled bigs who play a bigger role in their offense and you have to be able to handle them 1v1.

@willcollins1146

25 күн бұрын

@@heavylobster4339 exactly… its not about the quality of defender, its about the changing NBA requiring a different archetype of defender Take someone like Draymond, for example: arguably a top 3-5 defender of all time; however, he’s not nearly the post or rim protector that many of the other all time great defenders are because he’s 3-6 inches shorter than most of them… you might ask, then, why he’s considered an all time great defender… and the answer is quite obvious: being a great defender in the modern nba is more a question of versatility then specialization. Whereas in previous eras where positionless basketball hadn’t been invented yet, being a great defender was more 1-dimensional Rudy, while being asked to be a rim protector, is also asked to switch, hedge, etc…. And so him being an all time rim protector isn’t necessary for him to be an all time defender… once again, we are in the era of positionless basketball, and that applies to defense just as much as offense

Denver will absolutely not allow Minnesota to play the same as they played in Games 1 and 2. Not going to happen. Those games simply woke up the World Champions.

Joker put on the carousel Gobert so many times that I wonder if he get a right exit from arena ?

I personally think Nikola just needed time to ramp up that playoff engine.

It's genuinely insane that something as minor as Jokić switching hands on his post-ups has basically negated the entire Wolves defense against him.

Joker puts the ball in the perfect spot, so his teammates are in rhythm. Whiite Puddin' made that point.

Timberwolves still have more FT attempts. Just because they are not allowed to play football doesn't mean the officiating is going in Denvers favor.

Got the mvp and now he wants to show it

This is probably Jokic's most selfish game that I have ever watched in terms of aggressiveness and prioritizing his own shots. Still, he got 13 assists. We witnessed a peak performance from the 3-time MVP himself.

Jokic just make this shit look too easy. It's crazy the touch he has.

It's tough not for the Wolves and the true fans of the Wolves, coz the core is still young. It's tough for the media, haters, and bandwagoners for talking ahead of themselves and discrediting the Reigning Champs.

For the series, Denver has been called for 100 fouls and Minnesota has been called for 95. You can't explain it away by officiating.

Shout out to the NBA for their decision to change the ref style after we were down 0-2, to force MN to back off on D! That was smart for many reasons: 1. People want exciting offense basketball, not boring defense ball 2. MN has a tiny fanbase, so itll hurt the NBA future if its them who wins the series. 3. As defending champs with a 3 time MVP (should be 4 time) we've got a serious legacy at stake here. And that's big on marketing and $ overall down the line 4. The only people complaining are MN fans because some of them understand how the playoffs has always been reffed physical so the change to soft reffing to limit their all-time defense is unfair. But even they should stop and think. MN players will make more money if the league does better. So its even best for their own players

To me, what makes Jokic extra-special is the deft touch he has on his floaters, hook shots, and dink shots. It's insane. Your thoughts?

@ArmandoXIII

26 күн бұрын

Softest touch ever for sure.

Jokić's basketball is 3 levels above the NBA ever !!!

Bruh shaq cant say nothing after that, he backed down the defensive player of the year multiple times this game and shot over him.

Is it just me or is the audio only in the left ear?

Not gonna lie we haven’t seen this type of being able to take over a playoff series and put the team on ur back since like 2018 lebron

I would say the officiating has tightened up a bit but it was during the third and fourth game. The Nuggets came out with just as much physicality and intensity that the refs had to start calling more fouls to make sure things didn’t escalate.

Next game: Wolves go up by 50 and denver empties their bench with 8:30 left to play.

Game 2 defense from the Wolves was like a football defense. Well, I don't really think Adam wants to go back to that route.

@user-bq5vd6ch5d

26 күн бұрын

Shame the game was WAY more entertaining

Lakers and all the Jokic haters thought they could live threw ANT LMAO… nopeee CANCUN TIME…

@Tmikelito111

26 күн бұрын

Wolves go hunting in the woods soon

I wonder how much of the turnaround after game 2 is due to good coaching decisions or the players just figuring it out as they go.

Minnesota was engraving the championship trophy after the first two games. So typical of the Minnesota media. OOPS! It is a seven game series. Minnesota is too soft!

40-13-0

Lets be for real, game 2 of this series was like bully ball. I thought it was the 80s again for a minute. The timberwolves were allowed to batter the nuggets. I wonder why it got toned down 😑 that shit should never happen. Thank god the refs stopped that shit. Still allowed an elbow from rudy or katt im game 5 but they repaid us with all those charges so not to mad about that. I side with michael malone tho. He doesnt get that heated for no reason.

Putting these videos on 0.75 makes for a better experience..

Draymond was being so annoying and salty last night. Just because Jokic didn't get a chance to cook you because you've been sitting at home for a month doesn't mean he wouldn't

@SLExtra-xc4mv

26 күн бұрын

That and Shaq saying “just FYI I voted for SGA” to Jokic face right when they announced him as MVP haha

@Tmikelito111

26 күн бұрын

He cooked Draymond on multiple occasions , positive

Would Gobert be DPOY in other eras?

Rudy sure looks like the DPOY 💀💀💀

@LightningCeltic

26 күн бұрын

Yeah cause whos able to guard Jokic how he played last night? Gobert was doing great defensively. Just because someone has an amazing night doesn't mean the defense wasn't there.

@amaimon8031

26 күн бұрын

It's an offensive league and Jokic is possibly the greatest offensive player of all time

@olorin3815

26 күн бұрын

tbh rules favour offense, so if jokic is at top of his game no matter how good the defender is he cant stop him

It's over. No game 7. Watch how they would still double Ant and he'll force stuff and shoot like 8/25.

NBA is mad, all MVPs are foreign born players now. W more coming

What was Jokić's FG% for this game? I didn't know he had a perfect game in the past. I don't think I've ever heard of a player with more than 20 points in a game at a 100% FG rating. That's crazy. Numbers like that go a long way in the GOAT conversation, and I'm not talking fake LeBron GOAT conversations, I'm talking the REAL GOAT.

The thing they need to try is to not play Rudy Gobert like it was Game 2.

So i turns out you can stop the Nuggets - and by the way HUGE respect to the Wolfes for being the first in years to do so - but you cannot ALSO stop the Joker. But again i dislike the hate Ant and the wolfes defence is getting right now, because they played really good i think. The fact is it has always been the case that a "all time great" player cannot be stopped by a defenceive player of the year or any defence for that matter,.... and newsflash jokic got 3 MVPs in 4 years because his offence is "all time great" unstoppable.

Dallas bigs can miss dunks :), but i have never dunk to know is it hard.

Gobert coming back messed up defense.

Nah jokic lost weight, that’s the difference

So game 2 was prison ball and that’s it

Jokic is like a prime LeBron 😊

Fire wolves couch . How you go 2-0 with a lineup then switch it , adding Rudy who can’t guard joker and lose 2 games in a row and still haven’t figured it out to go back to what worked game 1 & 2 !.when Naz Reid was in him and they helped with the double it worked game 1 & 2 ! . Simple !

Where's Shaq I just seen the Joker do all Shaq can do n wat he cudnt do 😂😂😂😂

@Tmikelito111

26 күн бұрын

Shaq was sheer power under basket , force under basket , thats all . Pretty simple , get the ball from someone and crash the basket .Joker can play every position from 1 to 5 plus in the process he coach his team .All time ,everyday Joker , you cannot compare brain power with physical power (mind you Joker is NOT pushover in physical department either )

From a bigger lens, this was a perfect team effort, in the sense of the word. Aaron Gordon, man. & Kentavious! Man's name sounds medival 😄 Jamal didn't attempt a 3. Mike Malone let Jokic cook. However, Rudy was meeting up with a furious Jokic, especially after what Shaq said. Of course he was about to get cooked! Nikola Ramsey came to the kitchen!

Nobody can guard him he’s to skilled for bigs, and he’s to big for wings and guards .

he held the ball to get a 24sec violation.....thats not a turnover? lol

@hunterwade9030

26 күн бұрын

KCP got it.

The wolves fans and racists came out swinging after game 2... Been pretty quiet since

Time to delete this lol

Gobert can’t guard jokic cause he not Dpoy lol.. gave the award to the wrong person

Rudy Gobert’s career is completely a joke .

@Tmikelito111

26 күн бұрын

Just a big nothing else , my garden wooden stick for tomatoes could do better

Yup the refs doing the same bs they did to the lakers now🤦🏽🤡 ppl like u don’t understand, real players just wanna see a good officiated game where the players dictate the score not the bs refs🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

Maybe you should look up what the word “perfect” means in a dictionary

Perfect cheating the whole time probably one of the worst games ever televised! If u love players running into defenders to get a foul this is the lame game for u!!!!🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

Pretty sure they lost 2 games cause they wanted to see how wolves are playing, then they just countered that and boom.