Fight fake 205 million centers! Jokic hit 40+7+13 miracles, and the famous coach praised it: stronger than O'Neal

Li Xilin's basketball lore

2024-05-15 14:10Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

Crushing Gobert again and again made the four-time All-Star All-Star center with the Defensive Player of the Year award helpless. The Timberwolves are the No. 1 defensive team this season, and Gobert is the best defensive player of the season, but Jokic made the Timberwolves inside a small cat, and he took what he wanted throughout the game, shooting 15 of 22, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and got 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, filling the data column.

The MVP was not unmistakable, and he played the hottest offensive performance of this year's playoffs, scoring a new playoff high this season. Jokic's assists are the second-highest in the playoffs this season, and he has both offense and defense, as well as steals and blocks. In this series, Jokic averaged 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

After losing two home games in a row, the defending champions are on a three-game winning streak and are now just one win away from reaching the Western Conference Finals. This round of the series ended up being an inside matchup. In the first two games, Jokic was limited by the Timberwolves.

This is a defensive intensity that Jokic has not encountered in the first-round series, after all, the Timberwolves have Gobert, Towns and Reed three interior lines. Gobert and Towns are All-Star centers, Gobert is a four-time Defensive Player of the Year and Reed is the Sixth Man of the Season.

But MVP is MVP, Jokic responded from Game 3, his shooting percentage returned to more than 50%, and his offensive efficiency continued to climb, scoring 24 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists on 10-of-18 shooting in Game 3, 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 15-of-26 shooting in Game 4, and 40 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists on 15-of-22 shooting in Game 5.

Jokic used eighteen martial arts against Gobert's defense, hitting his opponent again and again. In this game, Jokic shot 8-of-9 from the field under Gobert's defense, completely ignoring the defense of the best defensive player with a five-year, $205 million contract.

Jokic's playoff career assists have reached 591, surpassing O'Neal and moving up to fourth place on the all-time center list, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and Chamberlain.

Jokic is the first player in NBA playoff history to contribute at least 70 points to his team with points + assists without turnovers (the league has been counting turnovers since the 1977-78 season).

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 at least five times in the 21st century, matching O'Neal.

Jokic's performance sparked a lot of buzz, with coach George Carr saying: "Jokic is better than O'Neal. Nuggets coach Malone said: "Jokic was named MVP after those two losses (G1 and G2). After that, he showed everyone why he was one of the best basketball players. ”

Mike Singh, a reporter with the Nuggets, tweeted: "Gobert will have nightmares after this fight, it's brutal. "For Jokic, the series isn't over yet, and he still needs to give it his all and not give the Timberwolves any chance to turn the tables.

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