For this sixth round, the whole collective of Denver shone. Stroke Julian Strawther in the third quarter at 23 points of Christian Braunthe whole group of David Adelman distinguished himself to tear this game 7. Among them, Nikola JokiIt, once again, delivered a good performance.
After his 44 points at Game 5 to 68% in shooting, the Serbian still had a hot hand for this decisive meeting. The title MVP finishes this part with 29 points (9/14 in shooting), 14 rebounds and 8 assists to allow the Nuggets to overthrow the Thunder and thus offer a Game 7, this Sunday.
“” They are honest with themselves and if you have this mentality, you can bounce very quickly“, reacts David Adelman on his team's state of mind before Game 6. ” People who find excuses end up failing. »»
Much criticized at the start of the series, Nikola Jokic still proved that he could bring Denver when they were back to the wall. On matches where the nuggets can be eliminated, the Joker runs at 26.2 points on average. The only one to do better among all the players who have played more than ten “eliminatory” games is Wilt Chamberlain with 31.1 points on average.
Finally a little rest …
After Game 5, David Adelman had left Nikola Jokic all the second period, which had not managed to Denver. This Thursday, he left his Player franchise On the bench at the beginning of the fourth quarter to give it at the end of the game where the Serbian scored 11 points, including a perfect 6/6 with free throws to seal the fate of the match.
“” There is no really logic“, Comments Nikola Jokic. “” Sometimes I have the impression that I can play the whole second period, sometimes not. »»
Another important element for the Nuggets, the two days of rest before playing the Game 7 scheduled for this Sunday at 9:30 p.m. (French time), a rare event for the Colorado franchise which chained the seven games against the Clippers with this breathless series against OKC. Conversely, the Thunder had had more than a week to rest after having easily beat the 4-0 grizzlears.
“We have had 13 complicated games since the start of these playoffs by playing almost every other day each time”, Notes Nikola Jokic. “So we will try to rest as much as possible to be ready for Game 7.”
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| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-1 | Barter | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| 2016-17 | Barter | 73 | 28 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | Barter | 75 | 33 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2018-19 ☆ | Barter | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 ☆ | Barter | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 19.9 |
| 2020-21 ★ | Barter | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 ★ | Barter | 74 | 34 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 27.1 |
| 2022-23 ☆ | Barter | 69 | 34 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 24.5 |
| 2023-24 ★ | Barter | 79 | 35 | 58.3 | 35.9 | 81.7 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 26.4 |
| 2024-25 ☆ | Barter | 70 | 37 | 57.6 | 41.7 | 80.0 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 29.6 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
