New season, new pattern, new beginning, the Warriors start defending their title with a championship halo. The Lakers led by the elder Jen were blasted by the Warriors in the opener, but Jokic took his Nuggets to become the first team to attack the Chase Center in the new season. The Warriors are the defending champions, and Kerr rotated the 11-man rotation to the end. The young squad, led by Wiseman Kuminga, has dug holes time and time again, and the starting line-up led by Currypur has always been able to catch up with the point difference. The game suspense dragged on to the end, and Jokic showed his MVP character at a critical moment, helping the Nuggets seal the victory with a long ball from a quarterback!
With 272 million US dollars in 5 years, Jokic received fame and fortune
Last season, Jokic was successfully named MVP, becoming the 13th player in NBA history to do so and the fifth center player in NBA history to do so, after Russell, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar and Moxi Malone. Even if many people complain about the emperor, and even if the emperor himself believes that the MVP has been robbed, it is undeniable that Jokic played the highest efficiency value in history (32.8) and led the team without the second big Murray and the third big Porter Jr. to get a playoff ticket, and he deserves such an honor.
This offseason, the Nuggets sent a five-year, $272 million supermax contract to Jokic's hometown for the first time, and asked the teacher to sign it obediently. According to the statistics of the official website of the NBA, this is the largest single contract in NBA history! From the lowest-draft regular-season MVP in NBA history to signing the largest top-salary contract in NBA history, Jokic is a true winner in life, with fame and fortune. But then again, these highlights are just a new start for Jokic, who has just turned 27, is about to enter the peak of center, and he has a chance to become the first player in NBA history to win three consecutive MVPs. What's more, the outside world wants to see what heights Jokic can lead a healthy Nuggets to!
Just two short of that, Jokic hit the center triple-double
Getting up from the place where you fell is the real good guy! The Nuggets were eliminated by the Warriors in the playoffs last season, and after 6 months, the Warriors are already the defending champions, and Jokic welcomed back helpers such as Porter Jr., who took revenge himself. Over the course of the game, Jokic played 34 minutes, shooting 7-of-13 from the field (1-of-2 from three-point range) and 11-of-11 from the free-throw line, scoring 26 points + 12 rebounds + 10 assists. Throughout the game, Jokic's ability to read games was at its pinnacle, he could eat Green hard in the low post, and he could use scalpel passes to find holes in the Warriors' defense. In the face of the Warriors' step-by-step pressing, Jokic's long biography at the last moment can be described as murderous, and even Dream Green admits to "long insight".
At the same time, Jokic also ushered in a god-level milestone. According to NBA official statistics, Jokic is the second player to have a triple-double in the new season, first being Sika of the Raptors (37 points + 13 rebounds + 11 assists). In addition, this is Jokic's 77th career triple-double, ranking 7th in NBA history, behind Will Shaw, Big O, Kidd, James, Magic and Chamberlain. It is worth mentioning that Jokic is only one triple-double short of equaling NBA all-time center triple-double king Chamberlain (78); With just two triple-doubles away, Jokic could surpass Chamberlain as the new NBA all-time center triple-double.
MVP has no parallel goods, and the emperor must see the gap
After the game, Nuggets coach Malone picked out the words, he said bluntly: I like Jokic to lead the team, when he takes over the command of the game, there will always be good things, this is his team! Jokic, however, was not greedy, and in his post-match interview he talked about the game-killing pass that smacks more or less of Versailles, saying: "I saw Bruce in the open position, and then I threw the ball at him, everything happened between the electric flint, and I realized after that it was a beautiful pass.
This is Jokic, this is the MVP, and you can only sigh: MVP has no parallel goods. Looking at the way Jokic led the Nuggets to beat the Warriors, and looking at Embiid's negative slump in consecutive 76ers losses to the Greens and Bucks, you have to admit the fact that the Great lost to Jokic in the MVP poll for two consecutive years. Putting aside the dominance of the court, the emperor's glass heart and arrogant leadership are not at all in the same dimension as Jokic! Embiid don't rush to grab the MVP anymore, or think about how to take off the hat of the league's second center. Fans, what do you think about this? Come leave me a comment to discuss.