On March 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and in a key matchup in the West, the Nuggets lost to the Suns 107-117, and Jokic played one of the worst games of the season, which also provided the Lakers and other teams with tips for defending Jokic.
Before the game, the famous data **BBR announced the latest MVP probability, Jokic can be described as "unbeatable", and his probability of winning the championship has reached an astonishing 481%, and in second place is Alexander, but the probability is only 155%, and the third-ranked alphabet brother is only 145%, and then Doncic, who is in fourth place, is only 107%。
BBR's stats are enough to show that Jokic is almost expected this season, although his team has not even been in the top two in the West, but Jokic and the Nuggets have recently shown dominance, which is enough for him to win everyone's recognition, and it seems that his third MVP trophy is already on hand.
However, in today's game against the Suns, Jokic really suffered a big loss, facing his former teammate Nurkic, who was also the man he had squeezed out, Jokic couldn't stand it at all. It is worth mentioning that Nurkic has also been in hot form recently, and he also grabbed a league-high 31 rebounds in the league season in the last game.
Nurkic really played his life to defend Jokic in this game, he only had 4 shots in this game, and the rest of the time was almost focused on staring Jokic, so much so that after the game, Suns coach Vogel said, "Nurkic is the star player of this game, his defense is really fantastic." ”
In fact, Jokic not only can't stand Nurkic, but friends who have watched the game have found that today he knows that he can't stand up to Eubanks, the one who was just beaten by Stewart. Jokic ended up playing 44 minutes and 16 seconds, shooting 8-of-18 from the field and 4-of-7 from three-point range, with only 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, while at the same time, there were 7 turnovers.
On top of that, Jokic lost his rhythm in the full-court hard-fought matchup, and the Nuggets still had a chance to shoot in the final minute of regular time, but Jokic missed a great opportunity. After the game, even Murray couldn't help but say that he couldn't believe Jokic would miss this kind of opportunity, "That kind of ball gives him 100 chances, he can score 95 times, we all think it will score." ”
Jokic also talked about the tough physical confrontation after the game, saying that Nurkic did make himself a little uncomfortable. In addition, Jokic also named the three players who he thinks are the strongest in the league, in addition to Nurkic, Embiid and Adams. It can be seen that although Jokic himself is strong enough, he does have some pain in the face of tougher big men.
The Suns are having fun today, and the Lakers can also join in the fun. Since last season's 0-4 defeat in the Western Conference finals, the Lakers have not won against the Nuggets, especially against Jokic is helpless, taking the latest matchup as an example, the Lakers have established a lead and good momentum, but Jokic made several unreasonable projections at critical moments, directly breaking down the Lakers. Although Brother Bushy had tried his best to defend at that time, there was really no way to stop Jokic.
And today's victory of the Suns also gave the Lakers a great reminder, that is, to be tougher to fight against Jokic and constantly consume his energy, especially to use a tough guy like Nurkic. Of course, the Lakers' current roster doesn't seem to have such a role, and although the thick eyebrows are strong enough, is he willing to concentrate on doing the dirty work like Nurkic? As for the other big men, it seems that they are almost meaningless, can the Lakers still find a replacement in the player market?