MVP in the NBA, Jokic makes LeBron James take off his hat: “I only have …”

LeBron James took off his hat to Nikola Jokic after sweeping the Nuggets on top of lakers in the Western Conference Finals. The reverence of one of the greatest names in the history of NBA it was just the result of great performances by the Serb so far in the post-season. After the match last Monday, the 22nd, the star received a series of accolades and even won the MVP of the western conference.

The individual award for Jokic was already more than expected. In games against the Lakers, he took full responsibility for carrying the Nuggets and was not intimidated by this mission. In the confrontation that stamped the vacancy for the NBA final, he overshadowed even the 40 points that LeBron James had in game four. Therefore, there was no other option than toasting the best athlete in the western conference.

Including, in a press conference, the main player of the Lakers made a series of compliments to the MVP of the West. LeBron highlighted what most caught his attention in the clashes against Nikola Jokic and the pitches without much balance were the ones that most impressed him. According to James, the Serb hit tries like that in about four or five opportunities. So, with a grand gesture, he took his hat off his head to celebrate his rival.

He’s done that four or five times in this series. So that’s all that’s left for me to do… (he takes off his hat)“, said LeBron James shortly after the Lakers were eliminated by the Nuggets.

It is important to note that Jokic, just in the clashes against the Lakers, added about 101 points. If the average is analyzed, the Nuggets star reached about 25 points per game in the western conference final. He surpassed, for example, LeBron James who scored in 91 opportunities during the last clashes between the two teams from the west.

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