Boom 40+7+13! Just today, Jokic created an NBA miracle, and O'Neal was ashamed of himself

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2024-05-15 13:55Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In today's NBA playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 112-97, the process of this battle was full of ups and downs, the Timberwolves only trailed by 2 points in the first quarter, and the difference in the second quarter was still unable to pull away, and the Timberwolves overtook in the third quarter, but then the Nuggets adjusted in time and re-established the lead under the leadership of Jokic. In terms of statistics, Jokic shot 15-of-22 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line to finish with 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Boom 40+7+13! Just today, Jokic created an NBA miracle, and O'Neal was ashamed of himself

Looking at the whole court, Jokic once again played a miraculous performance in the NBA, the two sides played inextricably at the beginning of the first quarter, Jokic began to train Gobert and Towns, jump shots, two-handed dunks, everything, leading the Nuggets to gradually gain the upper hand, and at the end of the quarter, Jokic easily played 2+1 in the face of Reed, and then blocked Downs, only the first Keic scored 12 points, and hammered Gobert, Downs and Reed.

In the second quarter, the shooting rates of both sides were declining, seeing that the Nuggets couldn't open the difference, Jokic hit three points after coming back, and then scored again with a negative angle hook, this ball is very difficult, the Timberwolves are still unable to prevent it to the extreme, according to statistics, Jokic's data in the first half was Jokic 19 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, in addition to omnipotence on the offensive end, Mr. Jokic also revitalized Pope, Braun and Gordon.

Coming to the third quarter, Jokic began to officially take over the game, he scored 16 points in a single quarter, whether it was a hook, consecutive singles Gobert and Reed, or a continuous 2+1 can seize the opportunity, there are many rounds Gobert's defense is actually no problem, in the words of the commentator, Gobert's defense can't find any fault, to blame Jokic is too unsolvable, all kinds of fairy balls are simply unreasonable, in this case it is useless for anyone to defend.

In the crucial final quarter of the game, the Timberwolves chased the difference to only 10 points, Jokic hurriedly re-appeared, and the effect was immediate, the Nuggets immediately stabilized the situation with a wave of 8-0, the Timberwolves continued to fight back, but Jokic stood up again, he staged a split dunk, and then assisted Braun to score three points, assisted Gordon jumper, and soon after, Jokic himself also shot three points, and also assisted Murray on a jumper, helping the Nuggets finally lock up the win.

This is the strength of Jokic, he scored 12 points in the first quarter, and the gods thundered down 16 points in the third quarter, Gobert has worked very the defensive end, but he was easily beaten by Mr. Jokic, for example, there was a round in the third quarter, Gobert stuck very tightly, and his steps were not out of position, but he didn't expect Jokic to turn around and play 2+1, this round made Gobert quite frustrated, and even complained to the referee. There was also a round, Gobert and Lee Kyle jointly pinched Jokic, but unfortunately it was useless, and Jokic played 2+1 again. It is no exaggeration to say that Jokic played a historic level of dominance in this game, and many celebrities also expressed their feelings, such as George Karl, who bluntly said that Jokic is greater than O'Neal.

In this game, Jokic also set an unprecedented NBA record, according to NBA big data statistics, Jokic became the first player in NBA playoff history to contribute at least 70 points to the team through points + assists without turnovers. Not only that, but Jokic is also the first player in NBA playoff history to score at least 15 goals and dishing out at least 10 assists without turnovers, both of which even O'Neal has not achieved. Another record has to be mentioned, this is the fifth time in Jokic's playoff career that he has scored at least 40 points, making him the second center player in the league to score at least 40+ points in the playoffs in the 21st century, comparable to O'Neal.

At present, the score between the two sides has come to 3-2, the Nuggets got the match point, and Jokic was also interviewed after the game, talking about going from 0-2 down to 3-2 lead, Jokic said: "We are still in a dangerous situation now, we have to continue to play with a sense of desperation, they (Timberwolves) will go all out, we want to win another game on the home court of the Timberwolves," it can be seen that Jokic is full of confidence.

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