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https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810813

No Wemby? No problem! That’s what the Spurs thought when they led by upwards of 16 points before Denver took over in the 4th quarter, courtesy of one MVP candidate The “Nikola Jokić” Joker.

Him and Jamal Murray were, in a word, sensational down the stretch.

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

156 | 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+++

Refs_Fan

75 | 9 hours ago

5 stocks and people still try and act like he’s the worst defender in league history

No-Ordinary-1083 | Nuggets

45 | 9 hours ago

If you watch this game it’s also clear his guards make it very tough. Spurs offense was just straight line drives with no resistance for three full quarters.

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

20 | 9 hours ago

Jamal’s gonna come out of this with a great statline and he without a doubt willed them across the finish line late but his defense should have been eviscerated if the Nuggets lost this one

THJ also just couldn’t make anything but the worst play for the moment tonight

LeighHart | Nuggets

1 | 2 hours ago

Jamal’s been a trooper this season and we need his offence so can’t blame him too much but he’s a massive reason for our defensive struggles. Needs a rest before the playoffs

ddy_stop_plz | BOS

3 | 5 hours ago

Honestly I’ve pointed to Denver when people say you can’t win with 2 defensive liabilities as your two stars in regards to the Knicks. I think Jokic is a tier above KAT as he doesn’t have the same defensive lapses though but Murray can really be a traffic cone sometimes.

LeighHart | Nuggets

1 | 2 hours ago

I think Jokic and kinda Jamal can be solid on defence when they’re locked in, so the impact isn’t seen as much in the playoffs

Askesl | Nuggets

10 | 9 hours ago

1st in the league in steals this decade.

JamesLebron372

15 | 9 hours ago

People like to pretend there is some big defensive gap between Jokić and SGA, when they’re quite close on that end.

The gap in terms of efficiency and offensive playmaking is vast though, Jokic is the best playmaker in history.

Salty_Examination486

2 | 8 hours ago

Shai must better defender that jokic watch the games yes his job is easier bc he not a center but he still clears him on defense

Bengals8958 | Wizards

0 | 9 hours ago

I love Jokic as much as the next redditor. Think he’s the best in the world but his defense is passable at best

SolarBum | Nuggets

21 | 9 hours ago

SGA’s isn’t special either, is the point.

dwadwda | Raptors

13 | 9 hours ago

His hands are pretty insane tbh, idk how much anyone values that relative to defense as a whole but there is that

GoodImprovement8434 | Nuggets

3 | 7 hours ago

people for some reason value blocks more when blocks might not even end a posession

Miserable_Archer_769

1 | 8 hours ago

Now read the comment above critically…..your like my kid arguing about something me and my wife already said yes to

LeighHart | Nuggets

1 | 2 hours ago

Good defender when he tries, he doesn’t try super often in the regular season

buelo | Knicks

-4 | 7 hours ago

I hate SGA so much that it pains me that I have to defend him here

SGA is a much better defender than jokic, especially when you consider how important a center is to a team’s offense, jokic being subpar defensively impacts his team more
in terms of efficiency, jokic and SGA are damn close, so I’m not sure what you mean by there being a vast gap

their TS% are basically identical and SGA actually scores more per minute

again, I hate the thunder with the passion, but some of y’all jokic stans have the craziest takes

Vnaux | OKC

131 | 9 hours ago

Once Jokic is 1 triple double off Russ, I need him to stop getting another 1 out of respect for my goat

AcidicRainiac

107 | 9 hours ago

Sexual assault rate would be 0 if everyone just respected Kobe a little more

topazswissmas | Toronto Huskies

21 | 9 hours ago

Nasty work. Love it

che_boludo_ | Nuggets

13 | 9 hours ago

I’m stealing this

fatdrizzle

10 | 9 hours ago

I giggled

PeopleCallMeSimon

1 | an hour ago

He’s allowed to tie it?

Narrow-Theory-3533

60 | 9 hours ago

Jokic’s defense won this game lmao. He just ends posessions on the rebound and was an elite rim protector from the 3rd to the 4th quarter.

hairyblackgirl

11 | 8 hours ago

I’m convinced he could do anything at an elite level but chooses to based on game to game needs.

s34l_ | Pacers

1 | 3 hours ago

I think he can be a good defender while locked in, it’s just hard with his usage and very below average NBA athleticism

wicked_genitals | NBA

42 | 9 hours ago

5 stocks? I thought this guy doesn’t play defense lol

SolarBum | Nuggets

20 | 9 hours ago

10 stocks on this back-to-back.

ninkcantdraw | Nuggets

11 | 9 hours ago

consistent jok defense makes me feel alive

Medium_Loquat_4943

4 | 9 hours ago

5 shares of brk.a, yo.

zelena_salata | Nuggets

1 | 7 hours ago

You see, steals and blocks arent actualy indicative of good defensive at all, what they actually show is that

d3mkatis | Nuggets

35 | 9 hours ago

He played great defense this game

SolarBum | Nuggets

27 | 9 hours ago

Another day at the office for Jokic

CazOnReddit | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

He for sure would have framed pictures of his horses at his cubicle

heat_fan_ | Raptors

22 | 9 hours ago

This dude’s just unreal

Suspicious-Bake-2638

23 | 9 hours ago

He gets a lot of shit for his defense but he played S tier defense the 4th quarter

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

13 | 9 hours ago

theyre so good

g_bleezy | Nuggets

10 | 9 hours ago

They were down by 20. They landed in San Antonio at 3:30am this morning. They’re the first team to come back from 20 in a b2b this season. They clearly are locking in for the playoff push. I love it, go nugs!

kintakmagic

11 | 9 hours ago

that’s so disrepectful to russ tho how could he do that

Crabbypattygod

11 | 9 hours ago

he had some big time defensive plays in the clutch when he wants to he can lock down

Realistic-Carry-9967

10 | 9 hours ago

Wake up , Eat , Drop a triple double, Sleep….repeat

LurkerFailsLurking | Nuggets

6 | 7 hours ago

Jokic had now tied the all time record for most 30/20/10 games in a season with 3.

He set that record 2 years ago.

4 years ago he became the first player ever to have more than 1 30/20/10 game in a season.

Toolb0xExtraordinary | Bucks

7 | 9 hours ago

Titlegore

LegateDamar13

2 | 8 hours ago

Joker is gonna send that TD record into orbit.

Hanna_Bjorn

1 | 2 hours ago

I hope he beats it. The way Russ did it was disgusting

Nikola Jokić continues to whittle down the lead Russell Westbrook has on the all-time triple-double leaderboard like he did to the Spurs lead in tonight’s momentous comeback win: 31 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists | 3 steals | 2 blocks