Jokic realized that he’s Gru again and is stealing the series 😂

Should be a 4 time MVP.

That long pass to Murray though. He barely had control and threw it like a hall of fame quarterback. That was nice

Jokic is better than Shaq!

Been watching basketball nearly forty years. There’s never been a player like Jokic. He really is one of the all time great players of all time. He’ll be right at the top of all time Centers when he’s done. Top 5 minimum

This series is Jokic’s dunk contest application for next year

I just love watching the reactions on Denver bench. You can tell they really love Joker.

Anthony Edward was jumping up and down when the wolves won the first two games but he came back to planet earth 🌎 when he realized why jokic won 3 mvp 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

It doesn’t matter if all five guys on the floor played defense on him. He’d still cook em all. It’s so fun watching him play.

He's so organic hes great for the NBA hes not like Lebron where he had to jump to allstar teams to win a chamiponship hes not shoved in our face by espn.

All the lakers fans that were hating on em and callin for a sweep are really quiet now..

2:48 bruh who's has that IQ to roll into the paint and immediately leverages for position pin down Naz's right hand so he can't attempt to get it up to block his shot all at once roll right into a one dribble lay up that's just ruthless.

Lots of noise before he started taking over because of the MVP he's silencing the ones that have a low opinion on him

Jokic was looking for the Gobert matchup like LeBron used to hunt for the Curry switch god damn !!

Jokics dunks from behind the head are so sick

Rudy gobert is the only dpoy that becomes a defensive liability every playoffs

The nuggets were banged up coming end. Now they look normal. The end. If they win the next game im calling jokic the custodian cause hes got all the sweeps. Regular, gentlemens and the reverse.

Jokic being on his joker villain arc is scary

Jokic shoots in the post like a mosquito flies. He is very unpredictable when he is going to shot. The fact that he does not jump when he shoot, and that he is tall enough to get the shot high enough, allows him to shot the ball in a fraction of a second. The ability to shoot fast allows him to be unpredictable. In addition he is awesome with floaters, and uncomfortable shots. He also searches the angle and reads the defender. He does some type of wrestling shot. He gets around the opponent in a way he can't block him no matter if he is taller, longer, or can jump to the roof.

Joker making the wolves look like plumbers.

bro this game was so crazy to watch. he was more than locked in. more than in the zone. this was like the 2k CPU on hall of fame.

if jokic goes back to back, is he top 5 center all time???

Heart and pride of the Champs kicked in just in time to silence doubters.

NIKOLA JOKIC'S OPUS - 40 POINTS 13 ASSISTS 7 REBOUNDS 2 STEALS 1 BLOCK 0 TURNOVERS AND A SHITLOAD OF DUNKS.

Did it against the DPOY too!

Nuggets were used to starting slow and winning in the 4th quarter, both in the regular season and in 1st round against the Lakers. Minny just came in and played full-throttle for 4 quarters, taking Denver out of their game and consequently winning the first two games. Then, Denver realized: Oh sh*t, this team really wants to play a full 48 ... OK, then, Let's Go!

The disrespect shaq showed him was insane. Shaq didnt mind looking the other way and keeping his mouth shut everytime kobe attacked a woman. But a white guy winning MVP bothers him really shows the kind of guy shaq is.

You must give this man credit!! He is the 3 time MVP!! 🔥🔥🔥

really great analysis! i enjoyed listening to this!

they wake up sleeping bear

Brother even took a nasty elbow from Gobert at one point in the game and just shook it off. Jokic a Tank.

Your point on the officiating is half true. In game 2 specifically, the Timberwolves were absolutely allowed to hack the Nuggets all game long. It was like prison ball. So yes, they WERE fouling. It just wasn’t called.

Denver will absolutely not allow Minnesota to play the same as they played in Games 1 and 2. Not going to happen. Those games simply woke up the World Champions.

GOATcic built different

Jocic 60 PRA 👀 with 13 of those points being assists that is insane

Denver really does play the most beautiful form of basketball. Jokic is the engine, but everyone on the roster is an active participant. They use cutting, passing, screen-setting, and off-ball motion to make sure they get a good shot every time. It's basketball in its idealized form. I don't see how anyone can find it "boring" to watch.

Jokic plays so perfect & efficient, his most realistic comp is Chris Smoove

This was personal!

Joker put on the carousel Gobert so many times that I wonder if he get a right exit from arena ?

Timberwolves still have more FT attempts. Just because they are not allowed to play football doesn't mean the officiating is going in Denvers favor.

Rudy isn’t a “worse” defender than other all time great defenders… he’s just optimized for the modern NBA… which doesn’t apply to Jokic Yes guys like Hakeem or Ben Wallace would fair better in the Jokic matchup… but looking back to the 1st round, they would fair worse against KD, who Rudy did a great job against That’s why the blaming of Rudy is dumb… he is that quality of defender, but what it means to be that good defensively in the modern NBA is different than 20 years ago because the league is different… in that sense guys like Hakeem or Ben Wallace wouldn’t necessarily be as good as Rudy in the modern nba because they are specialized defenders… and what Rudy lacks in that specialization he makes up for with greater versatility Hakeem isn’t a better defender than kawhi simply because Kawhi can’t stop Pat Ewing… because Hakeem can’t guard 1-4 to nearly the extent Kawhi can, and in the modern NBA that’s more important… the same thing could be said about every all time great defender… what makes them great is contextual to the league they play in… and unfortunately for Rudy, this matchup doesn’t call for greater versatility, and the context in which he’s amazing doesn’t apply to jokic

I personally think Nikola just needed time to ramp up that playoff engine.

It's genuinely insane that something as minor as Jokić switching hands on his post-ups has basically negated the entire Wolves defense against him.

This is probably Jokic's most selfish game that I have ever watched in terms of aggressiveness and prioritizing his own shots. Still, he got 13 assists. We witnessed a peak performance from the 3-time MVP himself.

For the series, Denver has been called for 100 fouls and Minnesota has been called for 95. You can't explain it away by officiating.

Got the mvp and now he wants to show it

It's tough not for the Wolves and the true fans of the Wolves, coz the core is still young. It's tough for the media, haters, and bandwagoners for talking ahead of themselves and discrediting the Reigning Champs.

Jokic just make this shit look too easy. It's crazy the touch he has.

Joker puts the ball in the perfect spot, so his teammates are in rhythm. Whiite Puddin' made that point.

Shout out to the NBA for their decision to change the ref style after we were down 0-2, to force MN to back off on D! That was smart for many reasons: 1. People want exciting offense basketball, not boring defense ball 2. MN has a tiny fanbase, so itll hurt the NBA future if its them who wins the series. 3. As defending champs with a 3 time MVP (should be 4 time) we've got a serious legacy at stake here. And that's big on marketing and $ overall down the line 4. The only people complaining are MN fans because some of them understand how the playoffs has always been reffed physical so the change to soft reffing to limit their all-time defense is unfair. But even they should stop and think. MN players will make more money if the league does better. So its even best for their own players

Jokić's basketball is 3 levels above the NBA ever !!!

Bruh shaq cant say nothing after that, he backed down the defensive player of the year multiple times this game and shot over him.

Lakers and all the Jokic haters thought they could live threw ANT LMAO… nopeee CANCUN TIME…

To me, what makes Jokic extra-special is the deft touch he has on his floaters, hook shots, and dink shots. It's insane. Your thoughts?

Minnesota was engraving the championship trophy after the first two games. So typical of the Minnesota media. OOPS! It is a seven game series. Minnesota is too soft!

Is it just me or is the audio only in the left ear?

Not gonna lie we haven’t seen this type of being able to take over a playoff series and put the team on ur back since like 2018 lebron

I would say the officiating has tightened up a bit but it was during the third and fourth game. The Nuggets came out with just as much physicality and intensity that the refs had to start calling more fouls to make sure things didn’t escalate.

I wonder how much of the turnaround after game 2 is due to good coaching decisions or the players just figuring it out as they go.

Game 2 defense from the Wolves was like a football defense. Well, I don't really think Adam wants to go back to that route.

Next game: Wolves go up by 50 and denver empties their bench with 8:30 left to play.

40-13-0

Lets be for real, game 2 of this series was like bully ball. I thought it was the 80s again for a minute. The timberwolves were allowed to batter the nuggets. I wonder why it got toned down 😑 that shit should never happen. Thank god the refs stopped that shit. Still allowed an elbow from rudy or katt im game 5 but they repaid us with all those charges so not to mad about that. I side with michael malone tho. He doesnt get that heated for no reason.

Rudy sure looks like the DPOY 💀💀💀

It's over. No game 7. Watch how they would still double Ant and he'll force stuff and shoot like 8/25.

Would Gobert be DPOY in other eras?

Draymond was being so annoying and salty last night. Just because Jokic didn't get a chance to cook you because you've been sitting at home for a month doesn't mean he wouldn't

NBA is mad, all MVPs are foreign born players now. W more coming

Putting these videos on 0.75 makes for a better experience..

Dallas bigs can miss dunks :), but i have never dunk to know is it hard.

The thing they need to try is to not play Rudy Gobert like it was Game 2.

So i turns out you can stop the Nuggets - and by the way HUGE respect to the Wolfes for being the first in years to do so - but you cannot ALSO stop the Joker. But again i dislike the hate Ant and the wolfes defence is getting right now, because they played really good i think. The fact is it has always been the case that a "all time great" player cannot be stopped by a defenceive player of the year or any defence for that matter,.... and newsflash jokic got 3 MVPs in 4 years because his offence is "all time great" unstoppable.

What was Jokić's FG% for this game? I didn't know he had a perfect game in the past. I don't think I've ever heard of a player with more than 20 points in a game at a 100% FG rating. That's crazy. Numbers like that go a long way in the GOAT conversation, and I'm not talking fake LeBron GOAT conversations, I'm talking the REAL GOAT.

So game 2 was prison ball and that’s it

Nah jokic lost weight, that’s the difference

Gobert coming back messed up defense.

Jokic is like a prime LeBron 😊

Fire wolves couch . How you go 2-0 with a lineup then switch it , adding Rudy who can’t guard joker and lose 2 games in a row and still haven’t figured it out to go back to what worked game 1 & 2 !.when Naz Reid was in him and they helped with the double it worked game 1 & 2 ! . Simple !

Where's Shaq I just seen the Joker do all Shaq can do n wat he cudnt do 😂😂😂😂

Nobody can guard him he’s to skilled for bigs, and he’s to big for wings and guards .

The wolves fans and racists came out swinging after game 2... Been pretty quiet since

he held the ball to get a 24sec violation.....thats not a turnover? lol

From a bigger lens, this was a perfect team effort, in the sense of the word. Aaron Gordon, man. & Kentavious! Man's name sounds medival 😄 Jamal didn't attempt a 3. Mike Malone let Jokic cook. However, Rudy was meeting up with a furious Jokic, especially after what Shaq said. Of course he was about to get cooked! Nikola Ramsey came to the kitchen!

Time to delete this lol

Gobert can’t guard jokic cause he not Dpoy lol.. gave the award to the wrong person

Rudy Gobert’s career is completely a joke .

Yup the refs doing the same bs they did to the lakers now🤦🏽🤡 ppl like u don’t understand, real players just wanna see a good officiated game where the players dictate the score not the bs refs🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

Maybe you should look up what the word “perfect” means in a dictionary

Perfect cheating the whole time probably one of the worst games ever televised! If u love players running into defenders to get a foul this is the lame game for u!!!!🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

Pretty sure they lost 2 games cause they wanted to see how wolves are playing, then they just countered that and boom.