jonsnowKITN

122 | 9 hours ago

Played his ass off on both ends but that won’t be acknowledged.

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

62 | 9 hours ago

Clutch af steals and blocks in the 4th

KanyeLoveHatesYou | Nuggets

6 | 5 hours ago

Crazy that this statline isn’t even getting acknowledged on this sub…200 upvtoes on a 30/20/10 lol we don’t deserve this dude. We are all numb to it and are pretending it’s normal.

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

23 | 9 hours ago

Those rebounds were huge, as well

It’s a lot harder to score when you only get one shot per possession

ACMBruh | Rockets Bandwagon

3 | 6 hours ago

also 200 likes in a game like this. r/nba is bored with him and it reeks of bad ball iq

hairyblackgirl

2 | 8 hours ago

His advanced defense stats have always been on par with the all time great defenders but haters will still call them “flawed”. Just cause jokic is there and they don’t want to believe.

Poverty_Shoes | Nuggets

3 | 6 hours ago

He’s a plus defender in everything but rim protection but his rim protection is so obviously inferior to the best defensive centers in the game he rightly gets criticized for it. He’s incredible off ball playing passing lanes and kicked ball violations (which are almost always smart plays with little downside).

aw11348

1 | 7 hours ago

Yeah, the reputation is pretty ridiculous atp. I was watching this game on a… um… website, and the chat was full of people calling out ‘bad Jokic defense’ the whole time. Jokic is a solid defender, but the haters deny their lying eyes bc of the all star game or something

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

94 | 9 hours ago

He took ZERO shots from after the offensive foul against him was called with 4 minutes left in the 3rd and still controlled this game

His defense since that moment was A+++

nguyenjitsu | DEN

92 | 9 hours ago

Jokic kept us in reaching distance and then Jamal turned it the fuck on late. Amazing effort from the duo this game

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

51 | 9 hours ago

Jamal, Spencer, and Cam get their flowers and more for their second halves but Jesus Christ if Jokic didn’t show up those first 2.5 quarters I think everyone would be fully out on Denver this year

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

18 | 9 hours ago

This has been the Nuggets’ way to win the last few seasons. Even if Jokic is the only guy who gets off the bus, they at least have a chance

Just need one of the other stars or a few of the role players to step up and have a good game, and Nuggets win

AustnWins | Nuggets

3 | 8 hours ago

This is a key insight a lot of people miss when interpreting his body language towards teammates and opponents, and his decision making on when to press defensively as opposed to yielding the layup.

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

10 | 9 hours ago

If this comeback is what they needed to spring them forward to contention so be it…if they close like this in the postseason they will be a tough out.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

60 | 9 hours ago

Jokic is an absolute monster holy shit

ElGoddamnDorado | Spurs

38 | 9 hours ago

Can someone nerf this motherfucker already. Dude is unreal

MembershipSingle7137

47 | 9 hours ago

Don’t you guys have the 7’5” demigod who can score from 35 feet+

IllegitimateRisk | Nuggets

12 | 9 hours ago

Just give the spurs a 6’10” two way monster in a couple years that will help guide their dynasty for the next 15 years.

chris-dempsey |

3 | 6 hours ago

On a dunk

NoBee726

15 | 9 hours ago

The refs are doing their best, as evidenced by that challenge on offensive foul called…

ElGoddamnDorado | Spurs

8 | 8 hours ago

Castle just wanted to give Jokic a little hug for playing so well

NoBee726

3 | 7 hours ago

No arguments there, just that his timing was a bit off - should have waited for the end of the game 😁

ApostleOfDyingFaith

26 | 9 hours ago

Him and Bam are the most dominant bigs in the world

NoBee726

11 | 9 hours ago

Would be interesting to see them team up as PF/C duo. Not advocating for any trades, just putting it there as a fanfic 😁

ElsaGranhiert

4 | 7 hours ago

Any defensive minded big pairing with Jokic is a perfect match. Bam, AD, Giannis, Wemby. AG is cool but when 2 true bigs are on the court against them, he sometimes struggles.

Poverty_Shoes | Nuggets

6 | 6 hours ago

No disrespect to Bam, but Wemby is #2 and it’s not close

Frosty-Roof3124

24 | 9 hours ago

played his ass off

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

23 | 9 hours ago

Yeah he’s still the best in the world

Legitimate-Grab-77

7 | 9 hours ago

Why did you doubt?

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

10 | 9 hours ago

I’ve never doubted

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-37 | 9 hours ago

Every okc v den game suggests otherwise but hes still above wemby at least

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

30 | 9 hours ago

He just had 32/14/13 against OKC like 3 games ago and Wemby didn’t even play tonight you goldfish

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-23 | 9 hours ago

And what did shai do in that game?

And i didnt say wemby was playing lol im just saying jokic isnt 3rd like some spurs fans have been pushing

E: Aww the block .. feelings hurt

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

20 | 9 hours ago

Oh I didn’t realize Jokic and Shai were guarding each other my bad! But feel free to keep trolling in all of these threads while trying to act high and mighty 🤡

jan0s_slynt | Thunder

-23 | 9 hours ago

and shai had 35/9/15 + the game winner you goldfish

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

17 | 9 hours ago

Idk if you know this but two guys can have great nights on the same night…career high in assists for Shai too let me know when he drops a 30/20/10 game though.

He’s the best scorer in the league but that doesn’t make him the best player.

jan0s_slynt | Thunder

-18 | 9 hours ago

again, the recent okc vs den games suggest that Shai is currently the better player

vuec97 | Nuggets

17 | 9 hours ago

I thought those suggested okc is better than denver but maybe they played 1v1 and i missed it

jan0s_slynt | Thunder

-15 | 9 hours ago

so you’re saying players can never be compared because one guy will have a better team than the other?

vuec97 | Nuggets

11 | 9 hours ago

Maybe if they guarded each other all game but we don’t see that anymore. Teams play a defensive player on the other team’s star and hide their star on defense to prevent fouls.

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

11 | 9 hours ago

No they don’t…they have a better team and Shai is the best scorer in the league. Not the best player. Maybe one day but that day isn’t today.

AustnWins | Nuggets

6 | 8 hours ago

That’s wild. Every one of these matchups it’s seemed clear OKC is the better team, collectively, with an MVP level guy to compliment that. SGA gets to his spots and plays his role to perfection but carries much less of the load for OKC, comparatively.

regular_gonzalez

16 | 9 hours ago

Agreed, Shai had a very marginally better statline against a garbage defense than Jokic did against a top 3 defense. When you’re right you’re right.

chef_iblocka | Thunder

0 | 8 hours ago

Out of curiosity, why are the Nuggets a garbage defense?

AustnWins | Nuggets

5 | 8 hours ago

Mostly injuries, but also roster construction compromises and generally the cap constraints that come with operating at a high level for 5+ years.

Bit easier to spend that long tanking and collecting draft capital, flip the switch and have everything you need, an MVP, the deepest bench, and plug and play defensive players through the end of the bench.

regular_gonzalez

3 | 8 hours ago

Anything I say would just be a guess, but for some players it’s effort, some don’t have the skill set for it, some are injured (AG is our best defender but it was his first game back, he played a ton better D his next game vs Houston, PWat is our second best defender and maybe the only guy who can defend 1-4 and he’s out, CB is our third best defender and he’s just barely starting to get back into his groove after a long injury and recovery), and I think a lot of it comes down to scheme.

la_flameeee | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

Because Jokic is the defensive anchor

The-Pharcyde | Raptors

19 | 9 hours ago

safe to say he is back

Seanswanshong

16 | 9 hours ago

His best defensive game this year. Fantastic on that end

alihooha | Hawks

12 | 9 hours ago

God fucking damn, what a statement game

Apprehensive_Let_828 | Celtics

11 | 8 hours ago

Joker the real MVP

Longjumping_Club_115

-6 | 5 hours ago

someone’s mad SGA walked your team down in the clutch

oblio- | Nuggets

0 | 4 hours ago

What were SGA’s and Jokic’s on/off numbers?

Longjumping_Club_115

-2 | 3 hours ago

3-0 in the head to head this year is the better stat no? Plus a game winner on your head

jl_theprofessor | Spurs

7 | 7 hours ago

I remember people in the game thread saying looks like the Spurs don’t need Wemby that bad and thinking to myself “Wait until the game gets tight.”

Front-Permission-443

5 | 9 hours ago

Bam would’ve shot more FTs

AustnWins | Nuggets

3 | 8 hours ago

I truly don’t understand how someone could watch the sheer amount of impact and influence Jokić had on this game tonight and think any other player is producing at the same level. Narrative and relentless agenda-pushing aren’t changing that.

la_flameeee | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

Did you happen to miss the game where Shai single-handedly dismantled the nuggets without either of his all star team mates? I’m not trying to argue one is better than the other, but if you don’t think it’s close you’re clearly delusional. Box score watching only gets you so far.

TheRavenOnline

-41 | 9 hours ago

Overrated team, gave up 131 to spurs without Wemby while being fully healthy. Nuggets give up 130 to everybody.

Prestigious_Team3134 | Nuggets

26 | 9 hours ago

Nice job ignoring that the nuggets were without their two best defensive players in this one

kuhzada | Spurs

-12 | 9 hours ago

OP is a clown but let’s not pretend anybody outside Jokic on this Nuggets roster even remotely compares to Wemby lmao

youwentfullretardman

8 | 9 hours ago

True. But, I think Wendy would have trouble dealing with Gordon’s physicality on both ends of the floor

kuhzada | Spurs

0 | 9 hours ago

Maybe offensively, but there isn’t a single team in the league that has an answer for him defensively, which is what we were sorely missing tonight.

Denver was shooting close to 20-25% from the perimeter tonight before the second half. Now imagine Wemby defending the paint; that’s a blowout.

youwentfullretardman

6 | 9 hours ago

I don’t know about that. I think big, physical defenders can definitely trouble Wemby

kuhzada | Spurs

0 | 9 hours ago

I think you’re misunderstanding me.

It is impossible for big, physical defenders to affect Wemby’s defensive impact, which is what we needed. Offense was not an issue.

youwentfullretardman

1 | 9 hours ago

Possibly. We’ll see. I still think Spurs match up better with OKC. Their front court is not nearly as big as Denver’s

kuhzada | Spurs

0 | 9 hours ago

I agree, but so long as the lights aren’t too bright, I don’t see how Denver beats us in a 7 game series.

Now the Knicks or the Celtics at full strength? That’s a matchup nightmare.

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

1 | 6 hours ago

Sure, but it’s directly addressing the “gave up 131 to spurs without Wemby” and “give up 130 to everybody” points

kuhzada | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

I am not the OP. We are two different people. If you wanna address what I typed in my comment, sick, but I can’t control what the other guy said.

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

1 | an hour ago

Huh? I’m not trying to start an argument. I thought this was a discussion, where you were responding to that comment above

kuhzada | Spurs

0 | an hour ago

Relax, I wasn’t accusing you of anything.

where you were responding to that comment above

I didn’t respond to OP or address any of his points. I responded to someone else entirely and stated Wemby > Gordon and Watson.

melp143

20 | 9 hours ago

Fully healthy? Gordon?

Propuhganduh | DEN

18 | 9 hours ago

Forgot the Rockets scored 130 last night. Somehow we won with 129 though.

HB3187 | Nuggets

12 | 9 hours ago

Fully healthy and down their 2 best defenders. Pick one

DrOz30

8 | 9 hours ago

Fully healthy ???????? Ag , Payton ??!?!?

AM1232 | Nuggets

8 | 9 hours ago

Are you actually blind or is there some neurological condition involved here?

6rant | Nuggets

2 | 5 hours ago

I’ve never seen a post history ride a dick so hard, it’s so clear you are compensating for the fact that SGA and the Thunder are such an unlikeable team.

Nikola Jokic drops a monster triple-double against Spurs: 31 PTS, 20 REB, 12 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK