On May 15, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Western Conference semifinals Nuggets returned home against the Timberwolves. In the 2 away Nuggets successfully won all, the big score was tied 2-2, this time back at home they did not miss the opportunity again, with Jokic's hot performance in the second half, successfully opened the difference, and finally got the victory, 112-97 against the Timberwolves, has won 3 consecutive times, the big score is 3-2 lead.
From 0-2 down, the defending champion Nuggets responded with action, and with the victory of Tianwang Mountain, they have won 3 games in a row, and the big score has become a 3-2 lead, and they got the match point in advance. It really confirmed the saying "never be lower than the heart of a champion", and the defending champion did not argue too much, but took practical action. With the victory of Tianwang Mountain, is there still anyone optimistic that the Timberwolves can advance? It's another one-sided support for the Nuggets.
And it's all thanks to Jokic, who has been adapting to the first 2 games and is slowly getting into the rhythm. He received the MVP trophy before the game, and there was not much joy or acceptance speech, and his attention was all on the game. Jokic showed his hot form, whether it was Gobert, Towns or Reed, they couldn't limit it, they could only watch him score again and again, and the fans were also chanting MVP.
Jokic shot 15-of-22, 2-of-3 from three-point range, 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, and finished with 40 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists with no turnovers. With such a perfect performance, it was only natural to achieve victory, and he left Gobert and Towns on the opposite side helpless. This time, Jokic also smashed 5 records, becoming the first player in NBA playoff history to score at least 15 goals and deliver at least 10 assists in a single game without turnovers; He is also the first player in NBA playoff history to contribute at least 70 points to the team through points + assists without turnovers; Another player with 40+10 assists + 0 turnovers in a single game, another player with 10 assists + 0 turnovers in a single game multiple times in the playoffs, and at least 5 times in the playoffs to hit 40+ and become the first center after O'Neal.
Looking at such a hot Jokic, the famous coach George Carr even pushed: "Jokic> O'Neal." ”
From this point of view, Jokic has become the first active player without any suspense, James, Durant and Curry have aged and are still good in ability, but their contribution to the team is really not as good as Jokic. However, compared to O'Neal, Jokic may need to win two more championships, and then there will be a chance to surpass.