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The Denver Nuggets opened the morning session on Saturday with a resounding victory in their visit to the Basketball Mecca by 113 to 99. The Colorado team swept away Nikola Jokic imposing his law on the floor. The pivot showed why he is the current NBA MVP and the defenseless Knicks could do nothing to stop him.
Jokic finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in just 27 minutes of play. And he did not expand his exhibition because Michale Malone decided to give him rest in the last period with the meeting practically sentenced.
“He is such a unique player that you can run your entire offense through him. When a player passes the ball the way he does, it makes all his teammates that much better, “said Tom Thibodeau.
Reserve Zeke Nnaji also shone with his own light, very successful throughout the night, with 21 points and 8 rebounds, including 5 of 9 in triples.
For their part, the Knicks have three losses in a row for the first time in the Tom Thibodeau era, falling below fifty percent in wins and losses (11-12). They could do nothing before the offensive gale that the Nuggets were with Jokic distributing the game for his own.
Julius Randle was the greatest exponent of the New Yorkers with 24 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds; seconded by Evan Fournier and RJ Barrett with 15 and 13 points respectively. Also noteworthy is that all the Knicks finished with a negative balance in the over / under statistic, except for Obi Toppin (+2) and rookie Quentin Grimes (+9).
(Cover photo: Elsa / Getty Images)
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