Jokic: Don't talk about the 4-0 sweep, you don't know how good James is
The Lakers started low again this season, relying on the all-out sprint after the All-Star break, snatched a seventh-place spot from the play-offs, and faced the old enemy Nuggets again in the first round of the playoffs.
Due to the Nuggets and the Lakers in recent years, they swept the Lakers directly last season, and the Nuggets after winning the championship are also crazy mocking the Lakers and James, and this season's regular season is also making it difficult for the Lakers to win, the Lakers have suffered a long losing streak in the face of the Nuggets, and this round of playoff competition is bound to attract a lot of people's attention. Ma Long, the head coach of the Nuggets, spoke early, not afraid of the challenge of James and the Lakers at all, he had already swept them once, and it was just a big deal to sweep again.
Many media and fans have also predicted that the Nuggets are likely to sweep the Lakers again, after all, their lineup is too compatible, the strong and explosive Gordon is simply the best defender against James, and Davis's injury problems and the state against Jokic are also a big unknown. Although many people think that the Nuggets will sweep the Lakers, Jokic, the Nuggets' top card, does not think so, but gives a completely different view.
Jokic also said in the interview that he should stop talking about the 4-0 sweep, because you don't know how strong James is, and this season's Lakers are different from last season in terms of form and strength, everything is full of many factors. But Jokic's statement made the Lakers and James very worried, which shows that Jokic and his teammates attach great importance to the Lakers as an opponent, and they are not careless at all because of the sweep, and it is reported that Jokic also brought the whole team of teammates to watch the Lakers and Pelicans play-off game at home.
In the fast-moving playoffs, any paralysis can be costly, and the fact that the Lakers are valued so much shows that he is well aware of James' abilities.