It's crazy that the GM that built this Nuggets team left the organization and went and custom crafted the perfect answer to it in Minnesota.

I kept saying this for the entire season: without Jokić, this is a lottery team. The fact that he took them to joint 1st record in the ultra-competitive West is alone making his MVP case obvious.

The fact that outside of Joker and Murray, not a single player for the Nuggets scored more than 7 points, says it all.

I thought Malone should've gave him a break when they were up 20 so just in case Minnesota made a run he'd be fresh in the 4th

The Nuggets dismissing LeBalco in round 1 was their most important contribution to the 2024 season 🤣

Jokic bout to turn his teammates into horse food

There’s no excuse for Aaron Gordon not being able to average 10+ rebounds a game!

Why are we giving teams so much shit for losing lmao. People act like the Nuggets lost to a G-League team. They lost to the third seed (one game away from the first seed). They were the best defensive team all season. Sixteen teams make the playoffs. Only one comes out on top. To hate on everyone but the winners is wild. The Nuggets won a championship last year and played well this post season. You cant put up a 40 piece every game unless youre MJ. The nature of basketball is that youre going to miss shots. No need to shit on the Nuggets. It was a great series. Give them props for competing. Give the Wolves credit for being the better team. And move on

Just revamp the bench. They missed bruce brown and jeff green who were consistent contributors

They obviously need to make changes to their roster, especially getting a viable back up center who can play quality minutes when jokic needs a breather

This isn't a knock on the Nuggets or Nikola, it's just the expected thing to happen, repeating in the NBA is difficult, don't let Kobe's or MJ's resumes fool you.

This just goes to show how hard it is to win back to back titles without a superteam

Even as a Denver fan i wouldn't mind Minnesota beating us in a close match where everybody balled out but this? Brick after brick after brick from MPJ had me legit tweaking.

These guys were up 20, all of this seems a bit nitpicky. This wasn’t the narrative over the last few games.

I think the title is accurate. The Nuggets were putrid in the 3rd Quarter and Ant was struggling all night. But, I already know the media is going to put Joker at fault.

Fun fact: Jokic is 0-5 against 50+ win teams (Regardless of if the season was shortened or not) while being 9-0 against teams that won less than 50 games

I love how the Timberwolves are changing the league and reminding everyone that this is a TEAM game. Really fun team to watch.

Well I’m just happy that Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets ended LeBron James’ 2023-2024 NBA season in by GAME 5 when Jamal Murray dunked on LeBron James via a face-to-face, one-on-one posterization that will never be forgotten - Jamal Murray BAPTIZED LeBron James - with a nasty facial, followed by a game winner that ended LeBron James’ career/LA Lakers’ career via a 4-1 Gentlemen’s SWEEP in only ROUND ONE of the 2023-2024 NBA Playoffs. Michael Jordan is the GOAT! And Kobe Bryant is better than LeBron James. 🍾🍾🍾🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Seriously, how do you lose when you're up by *20* in the 3rd quarter, at home, in GAME 7?

Micheal "Possession Ends Here" Jr.

Murray did get his pocket picked that led to a AE dunk helping the Wolves comeback. He also looked scared the moment they put Ant-Man on him for the 2nd half. And he took several ill-advised shots down the stretch. In my book, he choked.

You would never put on this type of pr for lebron. I don't even like lebron, but this is shameful.

Murray and the entire team other than Jokic disappeared in the second half. It’s a miracle they are as good as they are, being they literally only have 1 consistently good player.

They wouldn’t have even gotten past the Lakers without that so called “Bum” that hit two game winners

I was shocked when coach Malone said at half-time interview that what this team needs to do is execute on offense - that their offense triggers their (the Nugget's) defense. 🤦‍♀️ which is just backwards. Your defense should trigger your offense. (As the Wolves demonstrated)

Now it’s his teammates fault that the nuggets lost 😂😂😂

Keep that same energy with the 2023 champions that you did with LeBron!!! 😂😂😂

Ticket called it! Iykyk😂😂

Jokic was putrid too. He shot 14-52 from the three point line this series. It not just his teams fault.

Love how you called Jamal Murray a walking garbage can and then gave him his flowers

Lejokic mentality has begun

Ticket called it last night lmao

I had my suspicions, but I am convinced now... The worst thing about the NBA is sycophants. The weirdest thing is that I came to this channel because i was tired of the LeBron jock-sniffers, but now He is becoming a Jokic lover... Why, as NBA fans, can't we just appreciate the awesome series we got from both teams and praise the effort accordingly? All of the sudden, all players that are not Jokic are absolute garbage because they lost a 7-game series against the best defense in the NBA? Furthermore, the level of competitiveness this year is awesome. 3/4 series in the 2nd round of the playoffs went to 7 games and there are no clear cut winners to the title.

wasnt this dude talking about how good the nuggets were last round?

Denver needs more defensive Players if they want to win another championship Jokic needs better players around him

This is some reactionary BS honestly. The team wasn't that bad. Nobody was saying all the other players were trash when they were beating up on the Lakers. The difference was clearly the Wolves' defense and the fact that the refs have been letting teams play better defense across the board in the playoffs. Some of these players aren't accustomed to it and don't know what to do about it. The video starts off with the saying that defense wins championships. Well, guess what Denver wasn't able to step up their defense to meet the challenge. As great as Jokic is on the offensive end, he's not that big a threat on the defensive end and that certainly didn't help in this game. So even though he was fantastic as usual, he's not faultless in this loss.

Now this guy is blaming Jokic’s teammates? I thought you had to hold stars accountable? Blown 20 point lead at home in game 7? Yikes.

When the Nuggets were up 3-2 I didn’t hear anything about the roster but when they lose it’s Jokic teammates fault. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I come here for the LeBron hate and to hear the quote "IT'S A COMPLETE CRAP!!!"

Jokic Needs More Help!

Now you have haters coming out with these ESPN stats like "Jokic has never beat a 50+ win team" or something like the Nuggets aren't always a top seed and therefore playing "worse" teams

Nah we’re not doing this. He’s a 3 time mvp , he should accept the responsibility. You can’t be throwing teammates under the bus now

I feel like Michael malone should also get his fair share of blame, why did he leave jokic in when they were up 20?

Are we all gonna ignore that Jokic went 2/10 from three? The rest of his team outside Murray certainly didn't help, but that's not what a player of his caliber should do in a game 7.

He’s not making an excuse for Jokic. What he doesn’t respect about bron is that he throws his team mates under the bus and then forces his way out to make a super team. Jokic is staying at Denver, no complaints, no recruiting for super teammates, just hard work and grind

Minnesota and their defense was historic. Jokic and the Nuggets collapsed, also historic. And this guy Skap, is bailing out the MVP and not holding him accountable for any of it. When the Nuggets were high the last few seasons, and Jokic was winning MVPs in a very overinflated era, Skap said nothing of the Nuggets supporting cast. Now he's looking for excuses and excessively criticizing the supporting cast. Joker is the best offensive center in NBA history (no cap). But he's not a good defender. He plays like Larry Bird and Tim Duncan, both BTW were multiple NBA All-Defensive Teams alumni. He perfected stats in this modern era, where guys like Jalen Brunson can average 35-40 points in a playoff series (prior to the injuries). The excessive Jokic d*ck riding has to be pulled back now - this series is proof that he doesn't make his teammates better - but Skap will double down and get knee pads next year. Watch

The Glazing is crazy

Notice jokic stayed after the game to congratulate the Timberwolves

Yes Skap, defense wins championships, and Jokic is weak at it. He had one block and a deflection or two but he got dunked on ferociously by his kryptonite, Naz Reid and gave up Kat's putback slam that sealed the deal for the Wolves win. Not to mention shooting only 46 percent which is poor for him, and a terrible 20 precent from three!!! Jokic will hold himself accountable, so why can't you follow his example?

Turns out beating a washed Lebron and an 8th seed doesn't make you an all time great. Jokic will never belong with the greats of the game. Most fraudulent 3x MVP in any sport.

Jokic didn't come through when it mattered. I gotta hold the MVP accountable

Maaaaan losing game 7 at home when up 20 is diabolical. Everyone gotta get that smoke, including Jokic & Malone.

This is Reverse LeBron fanboy rebuttal. Make a video about the Timberwolves and not your boo thang Jokić😂

Denver’s entire offense is Murray dribbling around for 15 seconds, running a pick and roll with Jokic, and then shooting along with the inverse with Jokic as the ball handler. It’s incredibly frustrating to watch when it isn’t working.

Sounds like jokic had more help than Jordan dud in 97 and 98

How is the #1 story Not, MVP blows 20 point lead in historic collapse. Media never goes after Jokic. It’s all praise, no criticism. Did I miss the memo?

c'mon skap... this is the pattern of lemedia you are treading here...

All this channel does these days is glaze Jokic. If it was anyone else they would get hate and have their leadership skills questioned for blowing a 20+ lead with a supporting cast as strong as the nuggets. But nope, Jokic gets a pass.

Credit to the Timberwolves for their defense and shot-making, but it was absolutely breathtaking to watch the Nuggets get steamrolled starting in the mid-3rd quarter with so many bricks. MPJ is not only such a painful overpay for horrific inconsistency, he seems to have an allergy for defense that made it easier for whomever he was supposed to be guarding. Unfortunately, no team short of a lottery/money-surplus team would take on his albatross contract, which would probably require giving up draft picks in return... Jokic will need to do another Jokic '23/Olajuwon '94 performance to get back to the Finals...

Why trash the whole team but Jokic lol, he played far from perfect and sloppy too. Whole video kinda biased.

“This Fraud Bum” 😂😂😂

Minn 30 FTs, Denver 16 FTs....

Nuggets really had no bench. Only 5 points in game 7 come on. It's the organization's fault. They let go of bruce Brown and Jeff Green, who were key players, but also, their role players were a no-show that couldn't happen in a game 7 at home

I watched last night's game and Jokic is surrounded by role player bums. They had a high schooler named braun on the court with Jokic.

This is hilarious considering the talking heads have spent a month saying the Nuggets have Soooo much more talent than the Lakers .....😂😂😂

Murray scored 35 Stfu. Jokic got stuffed in crunch time by a bench player

sounds like a bunch of lebron fans the way people are defending Jokic

This video is more whiny than a child not being allowed to go on a ride in Disneyland. Bro, they won the championship last year and lost in game 7. Jokic got every call possible last night, Aaron Gordon played great most of the playoffs and Murray has had tremendous playoffs performances before....chill. you can't win them all.

I have to laugh. Malone was beaten by an Assistant coach

He talks about LeBron James fans for their unwavering love for their hero and he does the exact same thing for the joker..... Hypocrisy here he goes making excuses for his hero

This is a failure that Jokic absolutely must bear the brunt of the criticism for, especially as league MVP. Jokic being "gassed" from playing a ton of minutes is a legitimate and observable fact - you could see it in his eyes. He's only human. BUT that's exactly why someone like Jordan is viewed as "other than human": A DOG, A GOAT. I think maybe just maybe MJ was also tired/gassed in that "Flu game", but he had something extra within him that was not subject to the limitations of human physiology. THERE IS NO STAT LINE FOR THE WILL TO WIN.

Man stop 😂😂😂😂Jokic has the most complete team you can ask for. MPJ, Murray and Gordan can go for 25 on any given night. They all play well when clicking. Now that MPJ has a couple bad games now it’s he doesn’t have a good supporting cast? Stop it 😂😂😂

Nuggets choke in the 2nd half by settling on bricks instead of attacking the paint.

"You live by the three, you die by the three" What the league has become. So sad and painful to see...

Jordan won 6 chips playing two man basketball. He didn't have anyone outside of Pippen. It was Jordan and another Bulls player who would contribute offensively, usually the other players was Pippen. One thing Jordan's Bulls did do was commit to playing solid team defense. This made up for the offensive deficiencies of the team. You don't need to be talented to play great defense. Defense is all about effort. This game came down to defense and the Wolves played excellent team D to pull this one out. Your shot isn't going to fall every night, but you can play hard nose defense no matter what.

So are you in fact positing that........Jokic needs help?

Skap, I’m gonna disagree with you here. Jokic choked. His team choked. Simple as that. Dirk also had bums in his 2007 MVP season and choked. It happens. What we need to see now is his response next season. Will give credit that Jokic didn’t need to stack the deck to win a title last year, but he choked yesterday, no excuses. EDIT: The only thing that is annoying that they treat Jokic like 2007 Dirk after Jokic already won a title when they should’ve treated him more like 2011 Dirk. That slander is a stupid take. Still, every great besides MJ had a series they choked in. It happens. I respect that Jokic at leasts takes accountability. Now Murray though…

Here is a another way to look at it. How often did you see the nuggets play their open style of offensive play? They did it in game 3,4, and 5. Also it’s hard to complain about the rest of the players getting single point scores when jokic takes 28 FGA, Murray takes 27 FGA, and the last 24 are spread around 6 dudes.

This was everyone on the nuggets fault… wolves came back from 20‼️ NO EXCUSES NUGGETS ARE DEFENDING CHAMPS AT HOME

These are the exact same arguments Lebron fans use. When the Nuggets win Jokic gets all the praise but when they lose he has no help and has garbage teammates. 😂

Props and respect to both Jokic and Antman for this series matchup.

Jokic failed the nuggets. It’s not the role players fault, it’s the 3 time mvp’s fault. Keep it consistent. If it’s not lebron’s teammates fault, then it’s not jokic’s teammates fault either. Defense wins titles, and jokic played little defense in that game. Simply put they just got out played as a team. Denver isn’t battle tested like that. But role players don’t take blame for losses, stars do. That’s jokic, he failed them in more ways than one. Jokic is great but he isn’t all that, this weak basketball we’ve seen the last 15 yrs has made everyone forget what great actually looks like. I’m disappointed in this video.

Sounds like what LeBron fans say after THEIR hero loses. Blame all the teammates, “we played against a super team”, “look at HIS stats, even though he lost, teammates need to help!!”- it wasn’t enough, and the MVP has to do more, no excuses!!

They were up by a lot but they decided to start chucking three's instead of killing the clock and just trying to score in the paint. As much as I like the nuggets, they kinda deserved to lose this one. WP to the Wolves for not giving up.

Murray bricking multiple consecutive 3s on the fast break was so frustrating to watch

Skap... We have to admit that Jokic wasn't dominant as last year despite his numbers. Murray got plagued with injuries and despite that... He still playing and performing good at the clutch as best as he could. Game 7... Despite Jokic scoring 34 points, he was under 48% which hurts the impact of those points a bit. He will get better...

The bench was an issue, but not why they lost game 7 MPJ, Murray and Jokic missed a combined 21 three-point shots and had 8 of Denver's 10 turnovers. They also took 67 of Denver's 83 shots Denver is at its best when they get everyone involved

What about Jokic shooting awful from 3 this series???? You won’t mention that though.

Congrats Wolves! You have a bright future. Hopefully Jokic and his supporting cast will bounce back

Jordan would have won the title with this nuggets team

I thought Jokic was so Good he made his teammates better 😂

2:32 A shocker. I heard that ol’ boy was shooting at the side of the backboard and shooting airballs. If my math serves me correct, since 6 is a quarter of 24, then Anthony Edwards shot only 25% from the field. I guess that he saw Angel Reese shoot 38% from the field and Caitlin Clark shoot 33% from the field for their respective first pro games, and Edwards tried hard to out-stink them.

As long as lebron and lakers is out of the playoffs, im good who ever wins the chip.😂

Nuggets fans value beating Lebalco more than actually winning the title and series lol

Great video! Pretty much sums up the whole Nuggets "dinasty" and their recent success.

For anyone that has a working brain if you do not now see the clear cut hypocrises & astounding similarities between Jokic apologists such as this man in comparison to the very fanbase he never fails to eviscerate... its time to unplug yourself & wake up... When I saw the way this man 🗑 the All-Star game, humorized KAT laughable 60pt performance in an open, spaced non-defensive layup line... only to use such months later to inform us just how "stacked" ANT supporting cast is in comparison to Jokic'.... BEFORE THE SERIES STARTED...I knew I'd be in for a treat... go in victimizing yourself & you'll come out doing the same This man time & time again has the gall to heavily criticize players such as LeBron James, Joel Embid, Kevin Durant etc. for the VERY SAME THINGS he continously praises Jokic for... & he masquerades it as being the stark difference between team hoppers & deck stackers w/ a homegrown talent... This fluff talk with NBA greats / legends pertaining to supporting casts & help, excuses, mediocrity, watered down & undeserving accolades, league rules & officiating, accumulative stats & longevity etc. (which I agree with) ... all this talk about "aLpHas" "oWnErsHiP" "lEaDerShiP" & yet here he sits... attempting to convince himself that Jokic supporting cast regardless of the reciepts is so 🗑 & useless, that no matter the outcome, his favorite player is *NEVER* to blame why? "JUST LOOK AT THOSE STATS" 🤡👎🏾 as if we didnt see the exact opposite transpire during that 3-game run... its never "the better team won" it's "We lost because..." I didnt hear all this "👶🏼" last season against those 3 play-in teams. Yea winning is hard when the competition gets real huh⁉️ (0-6 against 50+win teams) ... I was hearing talks of "best player of this generation" "Top 10 C" but now when treated like one like the average LeBron fan never fails to cower, backtrack, excuse, deny, & deflect... the best player in the world (according to him) ... I didnt see so many olive branches thrown to LeBron his 1st stint in CLE, or Embiid, Giannis, Steph, KD, Kawhi etc. so why now? Much like any other, is an inconsistent toe sucking fanboy with his head in the clouds like the very Bron fans he so hates... HES NOT CONSISTENT. HES A HYPOCRITE... Mark my words, "In 3 years, dependent on Jokic success, these 🍒 scratching Joker apologists will replace the very fanbase (LeBron James') they never fail to eviscerate & criticize"

4:21 killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The defending champs lost Game 1 at home. They then got annihilated in Game 2 at home. They were up 3-2. They lost Game 6 by FORTY FIVE POINTS. In Game 7, the other team’s 22 YEAR OLD best player was 6-24 and they were up 20 in the 2nd half. And they lost. At home.

I’ve been waiting for this episode😂

big L take skap, they may not be as deep as last year but what the hell are you talking about man