Jokic ‘forgets’ loss to Lakers in bubble and sends message to Nuggets

a final between lakers It is Nuggets reignites a hazy memory for Denver fans, but doesn’t seem to affect anything Nikola Jokic. The franchise star gave a press conference during the afternoon of last Monday, the 15th, and stated that he does not remember what happened in the most recent decision between the two teams, which took place in 2020, on the bubble, when the Los Angeles team won 4-1 on aggregate.

To be honest, nothing. I do not remember“, he said to journalists regarding the decision between Lakers and Nuggets.

Nikola Jokic sees a different Lakers than the one that faced the Nuggets in the bubble final and the Denver star is right about that. To get an idea, of the team that won the western conference in 2020, only LeBron James and Anthony Davis remained in relation to the champion cast. Therefore, Nikola believes that the game between the two rivals will be different than the final three years ago.

“We don’t play that kind of Lakers team. So this will basically be a new team for us. Everything is probably new, everything is different They are playing amazingly in these playoffs. Since the (exchange) deadline, they’ve been playing very well“, he explained. Asked about what has changed at the Denver Nuggets, Nikola believes that experience is a factor that has changed in the team that dreams of the conference title and also the league.

We are more experienced. We’ve been there before. Maybe we’re a little more focused playing in environments other than the bubble. So I think we’re just more experienced, playing a little more together.“, he completed.

Nuggets and Lakers will start to measure forces in search of the western conference title on the night of this Tuesday, 16. Jokic will be on the court and promises to make a difference for the Denver squad in one of the most anticipated clashes of this postseason of the NBA.

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