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‘He feels the defense ‘ – Nikola Jokic draws ‘levels ahead’ praise from Aaron Gordon after created super shows

Entertainment — 02/04/2024

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic drew quite the praise from teammate Aaron Gordon following great season of Nuggets

Jokic Posts 15th Triple-Double of Season as Nuggets Hold off Short-Handed Blazers 120-108 - The National Herald

Jokic went to work against Defensive Player of the Year candidate Brook Lopez, scoring 31 points in addition to bagging seven rebounds and 11 assists in a big 129-106 victory over the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

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With the ongoing MVP debate, the performance reignited Jokic’s claim to win the award for the third straight year and as far as Gordon is concerned, nobody can stop the Serbian superstar.

In fact, the Nuggets forward went one step further by stating the way Jokic played was levels ahead of anything he had ever seen before.

“Can’t nobody stop Joker, man,” Gordon said (via The Denver Post). “I don’t care, Defensive Player of the Year. It doesn’t matter. And he was getting fouled. If you’re not fouling him, you’re not stopping him. And he was fouling him, and he was still getting buckets. They weren’t calling and-1s. He’s ridiculous.

Jokic posts 15th triple-double of season as Nuggets hold off short-handed Blazers 120-108 | KATU

“His footwork, his touch around the rim, the way that he feels the defense and plays off of the defense, it’s incredible, levels ahead of anything I’ve ever seen.”

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With 66 games played this season, Jokic is now averaging 24.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 9.9 assists. The Nuggets are currently the top seed in the Western Conference with a 50-24 record.

Despite the opinions of the critics, it would not be dishonorable to lose to the Nuggets star once more, even though Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid appears certain to win the MVP award as the current front-runner..