If the previous MVP battle was still wandering between Jokic, Embiid and Alphabet Brother, then today's game is enough to break the suspense and set a conclusion.
Although Embiid once again scored a 30+10 statistic, Philadelphia lost to the Raptors on the road and lost dismally. On the other side, the Nuggets played at home against the ferocious Grizzlies, and Jokic was hit in the head by Jalen Jackson Jr. at the elbow of a defensive card slot in just 51 seconds, and the blood stained the field.
In the short time that Jokic was off the field to treat the wound, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity to attack hard, and three consecutive rains quickly seized the opportunity. Since then, the Nuggets have been unfavorable and have fallen into passivity. The Grizzlies once had a double-digit lead, but Mr. Yo was worthy of Mr. Yo, and at the end of the quarter, he led the team to fight back with Gordon, and in a few moments he turned the situation around.
Under Jokic's organizational leadership, the Nuggets quickly got on track, and the Grizzlies lost their efficient three-pointers and somewhat lost themselves. As a result, the Nuggets began a counterattack in the second quarter, at one point establishing a 21-point lead. Jokic was uncompromising, and continued to take over the game in the third quarter, widening the point difference to 30 points and ending the suspense once and for all.
Although the Grizzlies struggled for a moment, they could not set off any waves. Jokic also clocked in early and went off with a red headband and perfect data performance. Throughout the game, Jokic shot 14-of-26 and 1-of-3 from three-point range, 35 points, 16 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block (originally showing 5 steals, the data was corrected to 4).
After this campaign, the Nuggets continued to sprint to fifth place in the West. If the Nuggets can achieve a better record ranking, Jokic will have an advantage in the MVP competition. In this game, Jokic also played a comprehensive statistic of at least 2,000 points, 1,000 boards and 500 assists in a single season, becoming a real first in history. This data, even Westbrook, James and others have never done.
After the game, Jokic even said that he hoped to complete such data several times in his career. And with Jokic's strength, 2,000 points, 1,000 boards and 500 assists in a single season is really not a faraway thing.
With the end of this battle, Jokic is one step closer to winning the glory of MVP. Super historical data, stable and efficient output, high-level data leading the league, and the record achieved by the single-core team, Jokic has hardly pulled his crotch. As Nuggets coach Malone put it, "I even feel that there is no competition at all in the MVP. ”