On March 13, the Nuggets lost 120-122 at home to the Nets, Jokic scored 35 points on 23 shooting, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, contributing a super triple-double, but could not help the team win. After losing to the Bulls and Spurs, the first in the West has suffered its longest three-game losing streak of the season.
In this game, the Nuggets beat the Nets 49-28 with 21 rebounds, and the front court board was also 15-4 ahead, but the Nuggets also had 7 more turnovers than the Nets, and the Nets were all three-point shooters except for centers Claxton and Noel, and more than 50% of the total number of three-point shots, so that Mr. Joe was always rushing on the road of grabbing the board inside and changing defenses outside, resulting in insufficient physical fitness, substitute ball handler Reggie also lacked offensive skills and poor defense, and the Nets hit more three-pointers, and finally won by 2 points.
After this game, Jokic has played 66 games this season and has scored 27 triple-doubles, ranking first in the league, two more than the second, third and fourth Doncic, Sabonis Jr., Morant combined, and the regular season is nearing its end, Jokic's title of "triple-double king" this season has been firmly established. However, even if Jokic has retained the first position on the MVP list for ten consecutive weeks, I am afraid that he will suffer a "rollover" at the last minute, for the following reasons:
First: Jokic is the absolute core of the Nuggets, pinching Jokic pinches the lifeblood of the Nuggets, can't pinch Jokic's personal offense and revitalize teammates, but can consume him infinitely, making him powerless, which is a tactic that was often used against single-core superstars in the playoffs, but such tactics have been widely mastered and frequently used after the All-Star Break;
Second: after the Nuggets' bench-holding core Hyland left, new signing Reggie Jackson did not show his role as a backup point guard, or even a bench offensive strong point, which virtually increased Jokic's pressure on the court, and needed to pay more to fill the hole dug by the rotation lineup during off-court breaks, which was another consumption for Jokic;
Third: After losing to the Nets, Porter Jr., who scored 23 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 1 steal on 9-of-12 shooting, said in a postgame interview: "The coach kept me on the bench in the fourth quarter and then replaced me with 20 seconds left in the end... It was impossible for me to find the rhythm at that time. The coaching level of Nuggets coach "Zhuge Malone" and Jokic's dominance, which is the guarantee that the Nuggets team's record is the first in the West, this really needs more evidence!
There have been remarks before, even if it is believed that Jokic has performed well this season, I am afraid that he will not be able to win the MVP, because the judges may be "aesthetic fatigue", now that the game is coming to an end, the MVP selection will gradually enter the scope of consideration, and the team represented by Jokic has lost to the weak team one after another, which is easy to think that Jokic is a "data brush" who only likes to increase the number of triple-doubles regardless of the team's record, which is extremely unfavorable to his MVP selection.
Another point, the current "three-double king" Wei Shao's encounter, very unsatisfactory, in addition to taking the super base salary, but also need to "kneel and lick" small cards, unconditionally obey Lu's guidance, etc., the beautiful name is "in order to win", but for the entire career of the proud Wei Shao, its central acid, it is estimated that only he knows, perhaps, this is the current "three-double king" metaphysical trap: about the teacher three-double king, missed MVP, the first round of the playoffs is out again?