Nikola Jokic constantly shedding DPOY Gobert is always going to be funny to me. #nba#nuggets Special kudos to Christian Braun for doing as well as any mortal human can do against Anthony Edwards — and for that triple with ~5 mins left to put an exclamation point on that Nugs run.
Defense wins in the playoffs. Throw in the MVP, and you get another big win from the #Nuggets.
Normally when Joker scores 40+, #Denver struggles because the other players aren’t involved. But four other Nuggets scored in double figures tonight because Joker had 13 assists with his 40 points.
Game six is Thursday in Minnesota. Hopefully, we can close it out there. #NBA@nba
Joker dominated that third quarter, which is what MVPs do. He has 35 points, 16 in that quarter, and 12 assists. #Nuggets up 14 after three quarters. #NBA@nba
Good first half for #Denver. The offense isn’t flowing like normal, but the defense — especially Christian Braun on ANT — kept Minnesota out of rhythm, too.
Meanwile, Joker has 19 points and eight assists. #Nuggets lead, 50-44, at the half. #NBA@nba
Sixteen points for Joker in the fourth. (M.V.P.!) #Nuggets win, 115-107, to tie the series, 2-2.
Good game for all of the Nuggets, but Aaron Gordon deserves special attention. He guards CAT, then guards ANT, then plays center when Joker’s out, and he also posted these numbers on offense:
27 points, seven rebounds, six assists and 11-of-12 from the field.
Joker had to sit for six minutes of the third quarter after his fourth foul, but the #Nuggets held their own. Up 11 after three, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Joker plays the entire fourth quarter. Jamal Murray, BTW, had 12 points in the third. #NBA@nba
#Minnesota cut it to 10 late in the second quarter, but two steals by the #Nuggets, a breakaway dunk by Porter Jr. and a steal and three-pointer from the BACKCOURT by Jamal Murray add up to a 15-point halftime lead. #NBA@nba
Good first quarter for #Denver. The #Nuggets (highlighted by Aaron Gordon’s defense on both CAT and ANT) use a 14-2 run at the end of the first quarter to go up five. #NBA@nba