Jokic destroys Lakers and ‘turns’ Nuggets’ LeBron James: “The only difference…”

Jokic was compared with LeBron James after the brilliant performance he had in the match between Nuggets It is lakers. The two teams faced each other last Tuesday, the 16th, but Nikola called for responsibility and did not give any chance to the greatest scorer in NBA history. The Denver star scored 34 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and added 14 assists, a performance that awakened in Caldwell-Pope a feeling that his teammate would be on the same level as one of the greatest in basketball history.

I think the only difference is that Bron can jump higher than Jokic”, said Caldwell-Pope in an interview shortly after the end of the game between the Lakers and Nuggets.

The Denver team’s opinion caught everyone’s attention and even became a question for Nikola. In conversation with the press, Jokic even joked about the comparison with LeBron James and said that it is even “offensive”. Even with the traditional jokes of the ace, he did not hide the satisfaction of being placed next to one of the greatest athletes in the history of the NBA.

This is really offensive (laughs). I am joking. I mean, being compared to one of the greatest of all time, or the greatest of all time, I think it’s really cool. We affect his game in different ways, but he’s a very good player.“, he completed.

While Jokic came out light in NBA Game One, LeBron James was frustrated with the loss to the Nuggets…

LeBron told reporters that the Nuggets “punched the Lakers in the mouth” in the first 24 minutes of the game. In the star’s view, it was there that Los Angeles lost its way and failed to win. In this way, he determined this aggressive attitude of the rivals as the main reason for the defeat of his team during game one of the final of the western conference.

Yes, it took us half a while to get into the game and that’s pretty much what determined the game there. They punched us in the mouth to start. I know the game is over in 48 minutes but they set the tone in 24 minutes and we try to recover for the next 24“, he highlighted.