Nikola Jokić’s 55-Point Masterpiece: Is This the Most Unbelievable Season in NBA History?
It seems reasonable to expect them, and the rest of the Nuggets, to keep getting these sort of looks, too, because Jokić is going to keep creating them. Bring multiple defenders to the ball and he’ll spoon-feed them high-percentage shots. Play him straight up and get roasted, to the point where you start bringing multiple defenders to the ball … and then he’ll start spoon-feeding them again. It’s a vicious cycle — one without any easy answers.
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“This is different,” Nuggets guard Bruce Brown told reporters after Wednesday’s masterclass. “They’ve gotta send a double or something. Just letting him play 1-on-1, I don’t think that’s the answer. … He’s the best player in the world, so I don’t know what you do with him.”



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