Nikola Jokic walk hastily towards her third MVP with a great end to the season. The Serb had two appointments marked in red on his calendar and has responded in the best possible way. The first last Saturday 25, when he won the Bucks of John Antetokounmpo with 31 goals and 11 assists. And the second happened on the night of Monday 28 in a long-awaited duel against Philadelphia 76ers, opponent against whom he has given his best version: 25 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 blocks and a 72.7% shooting percentage.
Jokic knew the importance of this media showdown, coming against his arch-rival for MVP as he is. Joel Embiid. However, the Sixers ruled the Cameroonian out in the early hours with a hamstring problem, as this would have been his third game in four calendar days. A night when James Harden wasn’t there either, with Achilles tendon problems in one leg.
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Even with the notable absences Nikola Jokic took it upon himself to do his job and it was critical to beat Philadelphia 116-111 in an interesting meeting. Doc Rivers’s went from less to more, finishing the game on a high after making up some ground with the substitutions coming on.
The Serb’s impact was such that by the end of the third quarter he had already reached numbers triple-doublethe 29th of the season (leader) and the 105th of his career, Thus placing himself just one away from tying LeBron James as the 5th most of all. history.
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The Nuggets player took advantage of the opponent’s weak interior defense to do and undo whatever he wanted. At the break he already had 9 assists in a real display of attacking superiority. Ball that came to him, opportunity that the rest of his teammates took advantage of
With this performance, Jokic added his 10th game with more than 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Integration Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the only ones to reach ten in a season.
For the Sixers, Tyrese Maxey was alone in front of the danger, contributing 29 points and 5 assists on 57.1% shooting, accompanied by Tobias Harris with 16 points and Jaylen McDaniels with 14.
The Denver Nuggets close out the day with their fourth straight win and more West leaders (51-24) to follow before facing the Pelicans this Thursday. Meanwhile, the 76ers return to Philadelphia on a 3-game losing streak (49-26) to host the Mavs on Wednesday.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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