Former NBA coach Karl praises Nuggets MVP Jokic's performance leading the team to make history
2023-06-05 12:38The Nuggets' MVP, 28-year-old center Nikola Jokic, is playing an important role as the Denver Nuggets reach their first NBA Finals against the veteran-heavy Miami Heat. Former NBA head coach George Karl also couldn't help but admire Jokic's performance, saying that he is the main contributor to changing the fate of the team.
Jokic is the fifth center in NBA history to win the MVP of the year, setting many records in the NBA. With his outstanding performance and strength, Jokic was favored by the Nuggets. After the end of last season, the team quickly provided him with a five-year super bowl extension contract worth up to 272 million US dollars. The highest contract ever, broke the record of the highest salary contract of all NBA players.
And Jokic 's performance did not let the team down. In the second game of this season, he scored a triple-double, becoming the first player to score a triple-double this season, and he also set a record of more than 77 in his career. Times triple-double data.
This season, with the help of general Jokic, the Nuggets led the Western Conference with a record of 51 wins and 21 losses, and won the Northwest Division champion for the first time in three years to secure a playoff spot.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets easily defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves with 4 wins and 1 loss, and then successively defeated the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA Western Division championship.
And Jokic also became the MVP player of the Western Conference Finals, leading the team to the NBA Finals for the first time in history. The team launched the final 2023 NBA championship game.
In Game 1 of the Finals, the 2-time MVP reached another peak, scoring a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in a single game, dominating the entire game in his unique way, helping The Nuggets took the lead in winning Game 1.
It is worth mentioning that Jokic scored a triple-double in 9 games in the playoffs, and averaged 29.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 10.5 assists in 16 playoff games. Unbeaten record at home.
As a member of the NBA Hall of Famer who once coached the Nuggets, Karl also praised Jokic's performance this season, and said that the 35-year-old three-pointer Stephen Curry and Jokic, who won the championship MVP last year, won the championship. Odd is the 2 most transformative players in the NBA in the past 15 years.
He pointed out on social media that a guard with a height of 1.88 meters has a higher shooting percentage than all players including NBA historical legends; another center with a height of 2.11 meters is a scoring champion and can also work as a guard. These two players are definitely unprecedented players in the NBA, leading the NBA to new heights.
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