The Denver Nuggets have won 3 in a row after falling down 0-2 to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and now look to close the series on the road and secure a trip to a second consecutive Western Conference Finals.
In game five against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was the most impressive player. Jokic put on an MVP-caliber performance with his 40 points and 13 assists.
Nikola Jokic is still just 29 years old but the Denver Nuggets star center already has three NBA Most Valuable Player awards and an NBA ring. It’s not crazy to believe that he could win another title this season with the Nuggets, given how well they are playing in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
The Minnesota Timberwolves started the second round of the playoffs on such a hot start. After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, they carried the momentum to take two straight games against the Denver Nuggets.
It’s hard to imagine the Denver Nuggets without Nikola Jokic these days. The big Serbian is the biggest reason the team won their first NBA title. He’s also a huge factor to the Nuggets’ 3-2 standing against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite starting the series two games down.
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-97, establishing a 3-2 lead in the NBA playoffs in game 5. Notably, Nikola Jokic, Nuggets’ star player was the top performer in game 5.
There’s a pretty good reason why Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has won three MVPs in his career. And according to Draymond Green, there’s also a reason why he’s besting Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves in their series against them.
After a performance like the one we saw from Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic on Tuesday night, a game in which the three-time league MVP scored 40 points,
The Denver Nuggets look to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves when the teams meet in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday night.
In the aftermath of a dominant Game 5 win by the Denver Nuggets, rapping legend Lil Wayne gave his candid opinion on Nikola Jokic and his status as one of the best players in NBA history.
Although grateful to win a third NBA MVP award, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic doesn't have much use for the accompanying Michael Jordan Trophy. Recognized in a ceremony Tuesday before dominating Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals series at Denver, Jokic revealed the trophy does bring him some kind of joy.
There is still one more win for the Nuggets to grab in their playoff series with the Timberwolves, but if Jokic finishes this off, he will have passed this stress test and become a better player because of it.
How many of the NBA players who have recorded the most career 40-point playoff games can you name in five minutes?
As Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic torched the nets on the way to a 40-point night, all the Minnesota Timberwolves could do was watch. A paragon of a performance, it was only fitting that Jokic received his third MVP award before tip-off.
Nikola Jokic received his third NBA Most Valuable Player trophy, then put on a show, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Jokic seems destined to join a handful of elite players who absolutely owned a decade in their dominant careers.
Even the uber-confident and brash Anthony Edwards can't help but concede to Nikola Jokic's greatness.
Rudy Gobert won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, but he had no answer for Denver's three-time MVP in the Nuggets' 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Nikola Jokic celebrated his third MVP trophy ceremony by scoring 40 points and handing out 13 assists as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-97 on Tuesday in Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal series.
The Denver Broncos may want to inquire about Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s interest in playing football. Jokic looked every bit like a quarterback during one play in Game 5 of his team’s Western Conference semifinals clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jokic and the Denver Nuggets evened up their second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves at two games apiece with a 115-107 victory in Sunday’s Game 4 in Minnesota.
Jokic put on a clinic in Denver's Game 4 win over the Timberwolves.
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