By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]
In a possible preview of the 2024 NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets completed the two-game regular season series against the Boston Celtics with two victories. Orchestration the second triumph on ThursdayNikola Jokic was brilliant once again.
The Joker recorded his 20th triple-double of the 2023-24 regular season.
“He’s just an incredible basketball player,” commented Latvian Kristaps Porzingis after facing Serbian superstar Nuggets in the ball arena, “I actually learned some things from him today. He’s so smart, so crafty, he does so many things that you don’t see on the field that help this team win. It’s incredible. Every time you help a little bit, he’ll find Gordon, he’ll find all these guys. This shows how valuable he is to them and what he does for them. Really hard to stop.
"Some stuff he does," he added what he had learned, “I’ll leave it at that.”
“They’re a really good team and they basically have an answer for everything. In terms of match, defense and attack. They’re a really well-built team and they’re playing really well. This is why they are currently the best team in the NBA. Jokic described the Cs, “It’s a great team.”
The NBA standings leaders fell to 48-14, while the Nuggets jumped to 43-20, one game back of the top seed in the Western Conference.
“It was a big match. We wanted to win this one. It stings. It stings really bad. » admitted Porzingis.
