On May 15, it was reported that in the just-concluded NBA Western Conference semifinals G5 Tianwang Mountain Battle on May 15, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 112-97 at home, leading 3-2. In this game, Jokic scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, and it was 0 turnovers! In this game, Mr. Yoo played Gobert doubting his life, facing the opponent's defense 8 of 9.
In this game, Jokic put on a supernatural performance and played the best offensive performance of the season against the Timberwolves, who are the league's No. 1 defensive team.
In the whole game, Jokic played 41 minutes and 06 seconds, shooting 15 of 22, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists and 0 turnovers, plus or minus +21.
According to statistics, the last player who scored at least 40 points, 10 assists and 0 turnovers in the NBA playoffs was Chris Paul, a Rockets guard 6 years ago, in the G5 game between the Rockets and the Jazz, Paul scored 41 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 0 turnovers, leading the team to the Western Conference finals, but unfortunately lost to the Warriors.
Statistically, Jokic is the first player in NBA playoff history to contribute at least 70 points to the team with points + assists without turnovers.
In this game, Jokic, the MVP of the new department, played against Gobert, the best defensive player of the new DPOY, and Mr. Jokic achieved an indiscriminate dimensionality reduction blow, which made Gobert doubt his life.
Although Gobert played 40 minutes, shooting 7-of-7 from the field and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line, he scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks!
But the whole game was trained by Jokic, and according to statistics, Jokic faced Gobert's main defense with an exaggerated 8 of 9!
In this regard, netizens said, "Teacher Yue is everywhere today and controls the game perfectly"
"Teacher Yue: Chouen, let you see what a real MVP is"
"There are so many toys, and I don't know which one Mr. Yue likes the most"
“MVP锤爆DPOY！”
"What a bone, at the last moment, the teacher asked for the ball to come, to accept the 24-second error, the whole court made no mistakes to get the last one, and Pop came over and got the basketball from the teacher to get the !!!!!!!!."
"In the last 20 seconds of garbage time, Jokic didn't know the data of the Iron Blood's layup? Silly"
"Teacher Yue: I still like the unruly appearance of thick eyebrows, Goebel is soft and not fun"
"It turns out that no shield can protect against catapults"
"But people only lost 2 points in 40 minutes of play, and lost 13 points in less than 8 minutes"
"Gobert's single defense ability is really not that strong, he is the most powerful in supplemental defense, and he is still like Leonard Howard in single defense."