The Nuggets lost 98-102 to the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, and were eliminated by their opponents by a large score of 1-4. In this game, Nikola Jokic got 30+19+8 stats in 32 minutes of playing time, a personal NBA career stats surpassed "Big Dream" Olajuwon and equaled "Shark" O'Neal!
In this game, Jokic only played 32 minutes and 12 seconds, but he hit 12 of his 18 shots, shooting 66.7% from the field, 6 from 8 free throws, and 30 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. On the night that Draymond Green finished with 11 points, 2 rebounds and six assists from 40 percent shooting in the 36 minutes, Jokic's performance can be described as "crushing".
This is the fourth time in Jokic's NBA career that he has won 30+ points, 15 rebounds and 5+ assists in the playoffs, and has officially surpassed Kevin Durant among the NBA's active players, occupying fourth place, behind LeBron James and Alphabet Brother. It is worth mentioning that this is only the 48th NBA playoff game playoffs participated in the second round of the 41st pick at the age of 26.
In the NBA's historical playoffs 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, 5+ assists, "Yo Teacher" officially completed the surpassing of Olajuwon, Petit, Oscar Robertson and others, equalizing Shaq O'Neal and ranking 8th in NBA history.
Olajuwon and O'Neal are among the greatest centers in NBA history, one of only two players in the long NBA history to win both regular season MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards, and the latter being one of only two players in NBA history to have won the Finals MVP for three consecutive years. Today's young Jokic is worthy of praise for his rivals of Olajuwon and O'Neal in this playoff super stats!
Although Jokic was eliminated in the first round, there is no denying that he played a decent series. In the five games of the series, Jokic averaged 34.2 minutes per game and averaged 31.0 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per game with 57.5 percent shooting. It is worth mentioning that in the long history of the NBA, only 5 people have averaged 30+ points, 13 rebounds and 5 + assists in a single round of playoff series. Although the Nuggets were out in the first round this season, we have reason to believe that in the new season, with the return of important players from injury, the Nuggets can play a more competitive performance!