On May 17, Beijing time, the Timberwolves won by 45 points to give the Nuggets the biggest humiliation.
In the Nuggets vs. Timberwolves game, Jokic finally got angry, because he had never experienced such a big shame in his era, only scored 9 points in the fourth quarter and lost by 45 points, which was the darkest moment since he came to the Nuggets, and no team has ever won another team by 45 points in this year's playoffs, which is the first time in history.
Therefore, at the last moment, Jokic's face changed directly, and he chose to retire early with 12 seconds left, not only leaving the game early, but also leaving early with his teammates. And as soon as this action came out, it can be said that it completely whitewashed Emperor Zhan, and it turned out that this kind of scene of directly withdrawing from the game 12 seconds ahead of schedule is not only James will do it, but Jokic, the first person in the league today, will also do it.
Because of the previous Lakers vs. Nuggets game, there was a very rare scene where James led the team to leave the game early many times. There were 4 times when Zhan Huang turned around and left after losing, so many people were also questioning him, saying that James couldn't afford to play and quit the game early.
But if you look at the current situation, it's not just James who left early, isn't Jokic too? He stood and watched the game in the last moments. He was very dissatisfied with the result of the game, and his face gradually turned from white to red, but in the closing stage of garbage time, seeing that the ball was about to be played, Jokic was ready to leave.
Finally, there were 12 seconds left. Teacher Yue got up silently and left the field with his teammates behind him. So James' early exit after losing now seems to have been completely whitewashed by his sworn rivals Jokic and the Nuggets. They all left early, so how can you blame only James? Jokic was also dissatisfied. The Lakers lost badly, Zhan Huang often left early, the Nuggets lost badly, and so did Jokic, whoever loses the game and is in a bad mood will do so.
In addition, some people questioned that Zhan Huang brushed the data, but in this game, in fact, Jokic scored 22 points and 9 rebounds on 9-of-19 shooting, but only had 2 assists, and there was no more passing performance, and he was still on the court when he was 28 points behind in the fourth quarter, there was no difference. James usually doesn't play with 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter, and Jokic doesn't play with 9 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
Even Zhan Huang is sometimes complained that the plus/minus is too low, but in this game, you can see that because the bench lineup is really not good, Jokic can only stay on the court by himself, and his plus/minus of -25 is also the fourth from the bottom of the game, which is not much higher.
Coupled with Jokic, this year's playoffs have been so superb. However, whether the Nuggets can win in this round of games still depends on Murray's play, and Mr. Yoo is strong with an average of 29+13+10 per game, but in this round of 3-3 draw, the Nuggets won three games Murray scored 24 points, 19 points and 16 points in the last game of 7 of 14.
And what about the three games lost? There was a game where he scored 8 points directly, and today this game was 4 of 18 shots, and the 17 points in the first game were not very efficient. It shows that it is as strong as Jokic's various super gods, if you want to win in the playoffs, don't you still have to rely on your teammates around you, he plays so well, Murray has to lose as long as he pulls the Nuggets. Therefore, the points that James was criticized before are now all on Jokic and the Nuggets, so don't spray James anymore, he is great enough, and he is already really competing with Jordan for the GOAT.