I did not like that part.

I audibly laugh when Jokic has it top of the key and like five seconds into the shot clock hucks up a three and swishes it. It feels impossible

It’s like sometimes he forgets how omnipotent he is LOL

Like, bro, we know you can average a 40 pt triple double if you want to and we’re not even mad even if you punk my team because I know you’re playing ethical hoops

It’s actually better than that, he made the right play down the floor kicked it to the wing twice and they missed, and then he said I’ll just do it myself. And then did it again just raindbowed in a 3 no ball rotation. Yikes.

With the way how OKC came crashing back to earth, this is Jokic’s MVP to lose.

He will, OKC is looking like they may have feet of clay.

The defense angle is so overblown. Joker rebounds as well as anyone in the league and taking away those extra possessions is a big part of defending now. Just ask Wemby after Robinson got all those offensive rebounds on him in the Cup Final. Shai does nothing for your rebounding rate.

It’s not like Shai is peak Michael Jordan or even Kobe out there, either. Watch how the Spurs just abuse him. And if you put Jokic out there with All-Defense first teamers like Chet, Dort, JWill, and Caruso, he’d look fine on D. The best defender on Denver is who, Gordon? He wouldn’t be in the Top 5 defenders on OKC. (This thought experiment is also why the number of wins OKC has vs Denver shouldn’t have a thing to do with MVP-how many wins does Jokic get with that supporting cast?)

Sure there’s a gap on defense, but Shai would have to be Rodman or at least Caruso-level to make up for the gap on offense.

He is saving himself a lot, also trying hard not to get early in foul trouble. From what I saw, when he does play defense it looks decent most of the time.

With the defense at the least he’s intelligent. He reads passing lanes well and given his size he will force turnovers each game

Well… he said that he himself was the best player. I think all NBA players have to say that (and maybe feel that). But he’s not a neutral party.

Top 3 offensive player of all time.

He gets burned on important possessions on the defensive side more often than I feel confident to put him in top 5.

He’s around that Hakeem mark for me.

And if you guys think that’s bad, then you guys are severely underrating The Dream.

Certainly helps that SGA is repeatedly losing to the spurs at the moment and the thought of the Thunder being unstoppable has faded quickly.

Thanks Westbrook

Glorious moments in an otherwise tanky season. We loved it.

Russ was a big part of why that game went to OT.

Blame Booth for the teambuilding and Malone for the rotations that led to a 36-yr-old Russ playing 40 minutes.

With 7 rebounds and 4 assists….hell nah

60 with 16 boards 15 helpers on video game efficiency including 1 miss out of 23 attempts from the line though?

I read that as emancipated

Oh shit, he does kinda look like Lincoln

Well his shoulder was hurting then it clearly got better because he turned into a damn demon

That corner three to send to OT was money and I knew it the moment he sent it

Down 3 starters and a 6th man. Surprising that they manage to hang on at all. 

Tonight was rough because 3 of his top teammates were injured, but that’ll be the case for most teams missing 3 starters. When healthy, the Nuggets have a very good supporting cast now.

He can be a good rebounder and still stat pad….we all saw those clips of aquaman just letting him nab them.

Both can be true. OKC players running away from FT rebounds to give him easy ones was pretty blatant, but he definitely has a knack for knowing where the ball is going to bounce.

Fully agree somehow people think it’s a controversial call for some reason

Basketball? Completed it mate

I was genuinely tweaking watching Jonas Valanciunas, Zeke Naji, Julian Strawther, Bruce Brown, and Tim Hardaway Jr trying to score on a top 10 defence in the league in the second quarter.

I love our bench but that is a garbage time line up.

After what they did in the offseason, they’ll somehow manage to get one of the contracts that are a steal for nnaji and some seconds

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em!

Yeah he is fucking insane lol

³⁄₅ starters missing right now :(

The “weird” is Gobert locking down the paint vs anyone not named Jokic

Gobert is good