Poole knocked down his third triple of the game, but Denver answered with layups from Boogie and JaMychal Green.Thompson then drilled his second three, but Boogie countered with a two-hand jam Poole kicked off the quarter with another three, but Forbes replied with a four-point play.Curry and Boogie then exchanged layups to end the quarterĪARON GORDON.
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Forbes and Boogie decreased the lead to just two with two free throws apiece.Jokic ended their 8-0 run with two floaters, but Curry answered with his own floater Gary Payton II scored five in a row, and Poole added an and-one layup after a Golden State timeout.Jokic then found Barton for three, and then Rivers tied the game at 22 with a corner three Jokic helped the Nuggets climb within four at 19-16 with an and-one jumper, but Curry countered with his first three of the game.Following a Denver timeout, Jokic sank a three and Barton hit a mid-range jumper, but Golden State responded with layups from Wiggins and Draymond Thompson drilled a corner three and another post fadeaway for the 15-8 Warrior advantage.Morris cut the lead to two with a floater and a long two-point shot Poole gave the Warriors a 7-4 lead with a driving layup, and Draymond Green followed with a three.On the next possession, Monte found Gordon for a one-handed alley-oop slam, but Thompson would answer with a post fadeaway Jokic began the game with an isolation hook shot on Kevon Looney, and then Poole continued his hot shooting by knocking down a three.Denver will look to avoid the sweep on Sunday at 1:30 PM MT. The Nuggets gave all they had tonight, but it is evident the Warriors are just the better team. Curry and Poole had three threes, and Thompson had a game-high six. They nailed 18 threes on 45% shooting from deep. Gordon chipped in with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but it was no match for the perimeter marksmanship of the Warriors. Jokic played well with 37 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals on 14-22 shooting and 2-3 from behind the arc. This will be Denver’s 6th consecutive playoff loss, and it does not look good for a comeback as teams are 0-143 all-time when trailing 0-3 in a playoff series. Golden State went on a 9-2 run to end the game, and the Nuggets went six scoreless for six straight possessions until a garbage time Barton tip-in shot.
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For Jokic to win MVP this time, he’d have to lead the Nuggets to a Top-3 seed in this stacked west, and put up brilliant numbers along with it.The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of getting swept for the second consecutive playoff series as the Golden State Warriors made a late run to beat Denver by five. We will have to wait and see how the players do.
According to the GMs, Luka Doncic is the early MVP favorite.Īlso Read: “Kawhi Leonard is the Real King of LA”: Skip Bayless Attacks LeBron James in His Typical Profound Way At the same time, other younger players are trending upwards. A lot of players are returning from injury, and others are looking sharp. The path to winning an MVP wouldn’t be easy for the Joker, as he’s set expectations pretty high for himself. On the other hand, 13 people, including Nikola Jokic, have won back-to-back MVPs. They are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird. In the 76 years of the NBA, only three players have won the MVP three times in a row. Looking at past trends, the Joker has played most of the games where he’s been listed as probable. However, his being on the injury report means that we can’t say anything for sure as of yet. The chances of Jokic sitting out a game against Stephen Curry over a finger sprain are low. Also Read: “Thanasis Antetokounmpo Digging For Gold in Giannis’ Nose”: NBA Twitter is Grossed Out by the Greek Brothers
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