Jokic destroys Suns and warns Nuggets: “If we play like…”

Nikola Jokic didn’t give chances to Suns against the Nuggets during game five between the two teams. The star player did what he wanted in the ball center during the night of last Tuesday, 9, and reached 29 points, in addition to getting 13 rebounds and 12 assists. The numbers helped the Denver franchise leave with a 118-102 victory, apart from the possibility of closing the series in the next meeting between the teams, which is scheduled to take place this Thursday, 11.

After the match, Jokic gave a press conference and was asked about the great performance he had during game five between Nuggets and Suns. Nikola didn’t seem very excited and made it clear that his will is to win and not be the best. That’s why he warned that he does everything to be victorious in the NBA: “To be honest, I just like to win the game, whatever the cost.”.

Jokic was also asked about the possibility of closing the series against the Suns in game six, which will be held at the Footprint Center. The ace’s expectation is that this will happen, but he made a point of saying that he doesn’t think about it too much. The Nuggets’ scorer wants to repeat the performance of last Tuesday, the 9th, only to leave with the victory: “If we play like we did today we’ll have a chance”.

How was the victory of the Nuggets against the Suns!

On the last night of the playoffs in NBAO denver nuggets hit the phoenix suns in Game 5 by 118 to 102. With the result, the Colorado squad won its third triumph in the series and was a single game away from guaranteeing one of the places in the final of the Western Conference. The next match between the teams will be this Thursday, 11.

Without many surprises, Nikola Jokic was the big name of the victorious team. The Serbian, top scorer in the squad, scored a surprising triple-double of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. In sequence, bruce brown he also showed what he came for and scored 25 points, in addition to contributing five rebounds and one assist.

On the other side of the square, Devin Booker gained prominence by recording 28 points, six rebounds and four assists. Close behind, though overshadowed by defeat, Kevin Durant shined with a double-double of 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Facing the series at 3-2, favorable to the opponent, the Arizona franchise must win the next confrontation to survive in the championship.

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