Nikola Jokic received high praises from his teammates after he led the Denver Nuggets to a Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. said Jokic played like the best player in the world.
Michael Porter Jr. postgame: "Tonight Nikola Jokic was the best player in the world."
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) September 13, 2020
Jamal Murray elaborated on that statement, noting that Nikola Jokic scored in a variety of ways while still finding ways to get his teammates involved:
“He’s hitting step backs, fading away, off one leg, with a hand in his face, consecutive times.,” Murray said, via Ben Golliver of the Washington Post. “I’d say he’s the best player in the world… It was a team effort but Jokic definitely carried us.”
Jokic was indeed magnificent, finishing with 34 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists.
“The Joker” also played a huge role in helping the Nuggets pull away from the Clippers in the final period after Denver erased a 19-point deficit in the third quarter. Jokic scored 11 points in the fourth, nailing a trio of 3-pointers and making the aforementioned one-legged fadeaway over Montrezl Harrell.
While Murray was the star of the show in Denver's first-round series against the Utah Jazz, it has been Jokic who has taken over the lead role against Los Angeles.
The 25-year-old came into Sunday averaging 24.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 blocks for the series. But his most important contributions have come from the perimeter.
Jokic is 15-for-34 from beyond the arc in the second-round showdown after making four of his six attempts on Sunday. He has also been a distributor from the point and shown a willingness to get out in transition.
There is just about nothing Jokic cannot do on a basketball court. All his skills were on full display in Game 6.
Now, the Nuggets will be hoping the Serbian star can replicate the same performance in Game 7 on Tuesday.
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