Every year, Nikola Jokic is more than happy to go to Washington because he knows he will play in front of a strong Serbian colony. That night, there were supporters with flags in the stands, and even a folk dance at halftime! The reigning double MVP thanked them for this welcome with an almost classic performance for him: 31 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. No 29th “triple-double” for this season, but an easy way to play defense with 12 out of 16 on shots, including 2 out of 2 from 3-pointers.
” I adore ! I always say that Serbian fans are probably the best in the world. Our language, our energy, our flags… I love it! » he reacted after the meeting.
Fortunately, there is victory at the end, and the Nuggets needed a half-time, and a rant from Jamal Murray, to regain some of their basketball.
“We needed it” continues Jokic about Murray’s speaking. “We knew what we had to do. The playoffs will not last long if we play like in the first half…”
Even if Denver has lost its luster, this last “road trip” to the East remains positive with 3 wins for 2 losses, and it’s always better to come back to Colorado with a victory in hand, and a second half. successful time.
“I think any NBA team is going through a bad period” reminds the Serbian. “I hope ours is over, and we survived it. I hope that from now on we will play better. »
| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 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 | DEN | 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 | DEN | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 20.0 |
| 2020-21 ★ | DEN | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 ★ | DEN | 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 | DEN | 64 | 34 | 63.4 | 39.4 | 81.8 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 24.7 |
| Total | 591 | 31 | 55.3 | 34.9 | 82.8 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 20.2 | |
