After 107-123, the Nuggets lost again 106-126, and the series came to 0-2, and in its current form, the Nuggets were less fierce!
In the previous game, Jokic was able to maintain his emotions and play the whole game, with a comprehensive stat of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. And in today's game, get 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Jokic had a bit of an emotional problem in a round in the fourth quarter, complaining about the referee, directly receiving two Ts, out!
This is the beginning of despair, indicating that Jokic has been powerless to return to the 20-point difference, just like Bridges' way of playing!
True restoration of Jokic's outing, the first T is after the little Peyton hot pot hat, Jokic was embarrassed and angry, turned back to prepare to push Peyton Jr., was stopped by Curry, and the referee gave a T. At that time, the 12-point difference in the first quarter had been erased by the Warriors.
The second T was on a layup at Jokic, where the referee didn't whistle, and finally Jokic complained to the referee and ate a T.
Why did the Nuggets lose?
Part of it is that Jokic faced Green, did not play the inside advantage, Green can defend from the outside of the three-point line to the inside line, the footsteps are good, the level of DPOY, let Jokic eat up. As an important starting point for the Nuggets, this point is blocked, and it can be said that it is a natural offensive constipation!
The more important reason is that the Nuggets simply can't stop the Warriors' "new splash combination", Klay has 21 points on 3-of-8 three-point shooting, Jordan Pooler has 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-10 three-point shooting, and Curry has 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-10 three-point shooting. The new five-small lineup of Curry + Clay + Jordan Poole + Wiggins + Green almost killed the Nuggets!
The Warriors played momentum, the Nuggets simply could not stop, they seemed to be back in the 15-16 season of the best record of 73 wins in history!
Today, the probability of the Nuggets advancing is less than 10%, and according to the current situation, the author feels that the Nuggets have a high probability of being swept by the Warriors 0-4.
In terms of the next game, Jokic can also contribute 25+10+5 levels per game, which is still comprehensive, but the impact on the Nuggets is not large. Jokic's contribution on the defensive end was limited, and the slowness on the offensive end dragged down the Nuggets' offensive rhythm!
A team that plays slowly can't play against a team that is fast and accurate.
Jokic averaged 26+10+8 last season to win the MVP, but the Nuggets were swept by the Suns in the second round. This also shows that many times, the Nuggets team is a bit empty! They're just a playoff team, but not at championship level!
The Nuggets have had three reversals, a 1-3 deficit against the Jazz, a 1-3 deficit against the Clippers, and a 4-3 reversal of the Blazers. Being able to reverse it has a lot to do with Murray. Murray's scoring ability is vastly underestimated, Murray's ability to organize, Murray's ability to break through. If Mr. Yo is the cornerstone level player of the Nuggets, then Murray is the upper limit of the Nuggets! Now, without Murray, the Nuggets are hard!
This season, Jokic is once again an MVP candidate, ranking first in the latest issue of the MVP list, with more than 50% of the vote. The author thinks that there is a high probability that Jokic will win the MVP again! This season's average of 27+14+8 per game has evolved again on the basis of last season, and although the record has dragged down Jokic, the other two have no upper limit to Jokic's record, just losing to Booker, who did not make it into the top three.
But personally, Jokic is grossly overrated!
Why is Jokic grossly overrated? Because Jokic's own playing style is difficult to change. Domination of the ball, rebounding, interior ravaging, three points, that's what Jokic is good at. But Dream chaser seems to be a nemesis player, and he is not afraid of Jokic.
Jokic averaged 25+10+5 per game, which actually didn't have much impact on the Nuggets, he didn't have that kind of explosive scoring, and he wasn't a game-changer like Jordan Pooler, Curry, and Klay! Jokic's height of 2 meters 11 meters, a large weight of 256 pounds, the slowest person on the court, dragged down the Nuggets' offensive rhythm, can not play against the Warriors! It was Jokic's slowness that led to the one-sidedness of this series. Today, almost the whole league is playing small ball, and even if Jokic gets excellent and comprehensive statistics, it still can't change the situation on the pitch!
Obviously, Jokic gets 30+10+5, which is different from Curry's 30+5+5, Curry can bring up the rhythm of his teammates, while Jokic can't! You also know how important emotions are on the pitch, playing emotionally infects teammates and makes teammates excited, this team is almost difficult to beat!
Overall, Jokic is really just a regular season MVP.