"He Plays Chess, You Play Checkers" - DP Reacts To Nikola Jokic's Dominating Performance | 5/15/24

[@jabooka]

Jokic: - 10th in PPG - 13th in Steals - 1st in deflections - 3rd in APG - 4th in RPG - 1st in PER - 1st in Winshares - 1st in Winshares per 48 min - 1st in player impact estimate - 1st in box plus minus - 1st in on/off BPM - 1st in Value Over Replacement - 3rd in offensive rating - 5th in net rating - 2nd in amount of triple-doubles - 2nd in amount of double-doubles - 2nd in FG% within players that average over 25ppg (almost 60% from 10-14 feet away from basket!) - Epic game winner vs. Golden State - Tied for best record in the West - No all-stars in his team - No Jamal Murray for 23 games - 1st in amount of regular season games played among players who averaged over 25ppg - Almost average a triple-double Shai: - 1st in PPG - 2nd in Steals - 10th in APG - 20th in RPG - 6th in PER - 2nd in Win Shares (behind Jokic) - 2nd in Win Shares per 48 (behind..you guessed it...Jokic) - 4th in Value Over Replacement - 4th in Box Plus Minus - 8th in Player Impact Estimate - 23rd in Offensive Rating - 35th in Net Rating - 73rd In Double-Doubles - 0 triple-doubles - 2 triple-doubles in his whole career! As you can see Shai only beats Jokic in Steals and PPG. Jokic decimates him in mostly every other stat category under the sun. There's levels to this and Shai wasn't even close. Jokic was so far ahead in the MVP convo that they had to try and make it interesting by including Shai and making it look like he has a chance.

[@blackwulf8793]

Shaq hating on Jokic for winning throwing a fit that Shai didn't win.

[@SkyrimChicken]

Careful, you'll get the rxcists angry..

[@djkido316]

Competition was between Jokic/Luka, Shai should never be top 2 in MVP voting he should be 3/4.

[@psteen67]

Jokic is the best quarterback in Denver right now.

[@Adam-hj6vn]

Joker can play Tight end

[@ronnenvallejo7444]

“I’m a freak of nature” that was hilarious

[@yungericsnow1227]

Even as a center, he's the best passer i've ever seen

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

The only other player with more 10 assist 0 turnover games is Chris Paul.

[@Vic-Vega]

You need to watch a lot more hoops, kid.

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Hakeem Olajuwon is the other center who fits this criteria.

[@Vic-Vega]

@@vikramkrishnan6414Walton.

[@markonastov8918]

Jokic is still not even in his prime, he just continues to get better. This is the best player in the NBA and i don't think it's close.

[@superchefliumaohsing]

I think this is his peak or prime he is 29. He can still do this up to 5 years.

[@Vic-Vega]

Big guys athletically peak in their late-20s. He's either at (or already past) his peak. Get a clue, please. Pray

[@elmehdinafia1237]

Jokic is like having a second coach on the floor 😂

[@enzorocha2977]

Anthony Edwards is a bona fide class act, especially when compared to older, supposedly more mature players, who often without hesitation blame coaching staff and teammates before they take responsibility for a horrible overall performance. I mean, just compare post-game interviews of Edwards versus LeBron, AD, etc. and you'll wonder why it's the young guy who displays such maturity and sportsmanship.

[@goldmo2427]

Ant said that because he was trash why would Lebron and ad take blame for playing good ?? Y’all sound stupid .. and everyone sees how trash darvin ham was and how inconsistent his co stars were .. Lebron also took blame many times in his career ..

[@holycow7195]

Lebron wants all credit for winning and no blame for losing.

[@holycow7195]

Bird/Jokic would win 5 plus championships..

[@mark11967AD]

His spin move down on the right post where he shot that crazy high bank shot I've never seen that. And you knew it was going in. He's unreal.

[@tex-do1wm]

Joker is unbelievable

[@intheshell35ify]

You right...I don't believe he is worth the oxygen he is sucking out of the room.

[@therzathegza]

​@@intheshell35ifytouch grass

[@ahnguyen1]

@@intheshell35ify you must be a LeFraud fan

[@intheshell35ify]

@@ahnguyen1 no reason to insult me.

[@Top1Big23]

@@intheshell35ifykeep crying kid

[@ronlumanlan3157]

40 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, and 0 turnovers. Jokic is the first player in NBA playoff history to achieve this line in a game, per Basketball Reference's StatHead. 🍗🍗👨‍🍳🏆🏆🏆🃏💯

[@sava21000]

13 assists and 7 rebounds*

[@robertpesa4157]

Stat of day, stat of the day, bop bop, Stat of the day..

[@aioncrypto974]

Byron Russel on the jazz was considered the best perimeter defender in the league. MJ made him look like a kid in the NBA finals. Great offense beats great defense

[@FullVenomJacket]

Draymond says that like the Joker didn't cook his ass a few seasons back in the first round when he had zero help and Murray still wasn't healthy. All these analysts do themselves a disservice with all the reactionary dunking they try to do on Joker. Hes one of the greatest players we have ever seen. He makes average players so much better and does it with no ego. Hes a selfless team player who wants to win and lifts up his teammates. Hell go down as one of the 15 greatest players ever when its all over. Lots of people will hate it....and you have to wonder why....

[@rankyb8088]

its crazy how good Joker has got to. hes most improved superstar

[@laflamablanca9161]

He’s been great for years y’all are just now noticing

[@carick235]

He mostly improved in having light reaction to refs butchering him so he is no ejected every 5th game like few seasons ago, his game is elite for years.

[@newsflash7718]

Jokic is pretty much a 7-foot guard. Only difference is that he gets most of his assists when he's in the paint instead of bringing the ball up like a guard would

[@crazyralph6386]

And Shaq was NOWHERE to be found today. The big oaf knows that Jokic is x10 the player he ever was.

[@vukaleksic1654]

Shrektin a fool 😂 obviously do not know the stubborn Serbian mentality, especially if you try to disrespect them, they will answer you twice as hard

[@sportsavant2937]

Dan Patrick think people just forgot who Ben Wallace was. Ben Wallace for 4-5 years just completely shut down every Center he guarded even Shaq. The only person he can't guard one one with much success was Duncan, but Duncan was a PF.

[@markocurcic6314]

Draymond has personal agenda against Gobert. Joker cooked Draymond, AD, Bam, in fact anyone in front of him in the last couple of postseasons.

[@helbingstein8429]

“Envy is the central fact of American life.” - Gore Vidal

[@omgbygollywow]

It's all Shaq's fault. When Shaq dissed Joker in the MVP award presentation, he woke the sleeping giant, poked the bear, grabbed the tiger by the tail, played with fire, opened Pandora's box, let the dogs out, lit the fuse, unleashed the kraken, tugged on Superman's cape, spit into the wind, pulled the mask off the old Lone Ranger and messed around with Jim.

[@mrvhz7]

Spot on abt the Ben Wallace comparison

[@august6281]

_They play basketball, He plays Horse Racing_ is the right quote

[@dushman888]

Calm, collected surgical commentary. Dots the i’s and crosses the t’s.

[@geraldlynn1827]

DP you always have a balanced intelligent assessment of what ever sport you are commenting on love your insight even if my team loses which didn't ! ❤

[@819phoenix]

Joker beat AD Bam to win the chip. Not just Rudy that got bbq

[@gnielsen07]

Joker ended Deandre ayton’s career last years playoffs too 😂

[@rossmoodie8202]

Jokic is the new standard!

[@geraldlynn1827]

I want to Denver to close it out in Minnesota but won't be surprised if comes back to Denver for game 7.

[@giantenemycrab420]

Yeah same here. I don't want to see this series go to 7. Nuggets looked their best defensively game 5. If they come out with that same defensive pressure and can get a little more scoring from Murray and MPJ I think they can close this series out.

[@vd5564]

It's four dimensional chess vs. two-dimensional checkers

[@indychoate8350]

Dan! Caitlin Clark played a perfect game! Remember! Just Recently! NCAA Semis, v LSU.

[@milankoprivica5981]

I don't understand people who would give wemby dpoy while his team was almost last on leaderboard

[@TrggrWarning]

Like Shaq dominating 1 dimension, centers play around the net. Joker can dominate there and 3 others.

[@JakeStine]

Joker accounted for 77-78 points if you include the 4 times he made passes that ended in 2 free throws.

[@EliteClinicalResearch]

The problem with Carl Anthony Townes is he wants to shoot threes. If I’m the Nuggets, I will let him do that all day long because that’s a seven footer that can’t get a rebound if he’s at the three-point line.

[@Beardo2517]

He's playing the same game as everyone else, he's just in a different league

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

0 turnovers with 13 assists for a center is crazy

[@amahana6188]

You mean 13 assists

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

@@amahana6188 Yup, my mistake.

[@jeffreyruschjr6248]

Dan patrick should ask the people in Jackson's bayou.."what are they putting in the water in Denver Colorado!" NHL,NBA,baseball,fifa, broncos draft really the "low point" in Denver sports and NOT ONE sports analyst can DO THEIR JOB!?

[@loodakris5928]

Jordan 63 pt game vs Boston had 6 assists - = 75.

[@ChristisKing117]

RG actually played good D. Joker just did what Joker does like all the other greats.

[@BorkoMarinovic]

Entoni,have bjudifollwomen😊❤❤❤

[@Wyndamn]

I think Larry Bird had a "perfect" game in the 1986 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets.

[@BasketballJones48021]

Yup! Statistically it wasn’t even close to his best.. yet, he seemed like he was EVERYWHERE on that one (on the biggest stage), operating like Neo in the Matrix… kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5K2aqajrbeomKsfeature=shared

[@shaunt7301]

Wonder if the wolves can mix in some zone Defense and see how that goes.. can't get any worse...

[@boatsanhs9709]

Wemby won 22 games. Can’t be dpoy

[@JuanMota27]

Facts

[@timhall5382]

He is definitely "playing a different game" if he can get a rebound and then throw a touchdown pass. Those are 2 completely different sports.

[@gnielsen07]

the transfer from the 1 handed rebound straight into the other hand and full court touchdown pass, his hand eye coordination is incredible it’s reminiscent of Larry bird.

[@Awells89]

How many times did Randy Johnson make some of the best hitters in baseball look stupid? That was Joker on Gobert

[@rocketsfan6116]

You think by his fourth or fifth year you'll be able to pronounce Wemby's name properly? 😵‍💫

[@DanTheManNetwork]

That what happens when the media goes against the Best

[@20Schmidt]

You give current champions any sliver of daylight (Wolves losing Game 3 at home)..they will take advantage and find a way more often than not.

[@walkerroadrevivalrevelatio565]

Gangster Sweep loose first 2 at home 4 in a row Nuggets are NBAs best team with the best player MVP

[@JuanMota27]

KAT is now the problem in MIN 🤣 these “media clowns” are crazy

[@robertcammon5969]

I got to see Hall of Fame bigs play against Hall of Fame bigs.

[@jayceoneal]

Ben won 4 times and he could defend on the ball and off the ball. He took on Shaq and won.

[@oldmansportsog2514]

When Magic and Bird came and saved the NBA, they were young and had to deal with Prime Moses Malone and Moses beat them, then Bad Boys and Isiah beat young MJ, the nuggets had been beaten by lebron and Curry beflre they won. You need playoff scars before winning a title and maybe Minnesota is the next team in a couple years cuz sorry it nuggets time rn

[@MidKick54]

run the offence from joker everything will be fine

[@davidmcdavidson999]

I bet Wilt's done it

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Dan...you sneak dissed Ben Wallace lol.. Ben won 4 defensive of the year awards in the 2000's and he a Hall of Famer.. put respect on his name💥

[@TimPerdue-n8w]

Please Anthony don't give another man flowers...not that there anything wrong with that

[@LeviDavidSchaffer]

As a twolves fan first and LeBron fan second. I can't tell you how much I hate joker. He acts like he doesn't care that much about his job, so then go out and just lay an egg so my wolves can win the chip, no he goes out like a mad man on mission. I HATE HIM!!! He is too good. The best basketball player in the world I'm not sure how close it is or even who is second... Go to hell Denver I'm over this Minnesota men's pro sports curse. Wth man.

[@Indomitablespirit108]

Did Shaq ever win Defensive player of the year! What did he dominate? Dunk from 3 feet, ok

[@haroldfloyd5518]

How’d the Joker do against Wemby one on one? Who’s the other DPOY vote getter? I’m sure Nikola smoked them too.

[@franciscodacosta5822]

Rudy Gobert is a Jerk good for thanksgiving whith caramel sauce Wembeniama is a good defence player and a good player the new NBA era are soft I like to see Jocik against Detroit Pistons

[@acornsucks2111]

Nice slogan that means nothing.

[@holycow7195]

Jokic definitely better than LeBron.

[@BLACKICONOCLAST]

ADAM SILVER PLAYED TIM DONAGHEY WHEN HE HE FAILED SUSPEND HAMAL MURRAYNFOR GAME 3 AFTER HE THREW 2 ITEMS AT BLACK NBA REFEREEE MARC DAVIS

[@holycow7195]

Joker only reason I watch NBA otherwise wouldn't watch.

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

Rudy was terrible defensively

[@votingcitizen]

Ben Wallace? gimme a break. The lack of memory of really great players of the past is embarrassing, in 10 years scribblers and babblers will forget all about Joker.

[@adrianmalagurski]

Ye ye, Jokić is noone, they will forget about him soon, he did nothing in the NBA!! 😅

[@saltydog4759]

Voting citizen; Either you are a fool, or you have deluded yourself into believing the hating NBA media. Jokic is at the least a generational talent , and almost assuredly headed for a 1st ballot HOF career. He is the most versatile NBA center I have ever seen. If he sustains this quality of play over a career, he will be the best to play the center position ever. Sorry he's white. It seems this fact bothers people to the point of being blatantly racist and quite disturbing.

[@bomono3973]

Saving this for in a few years. You're watching a wilt, bird, jordan, kareem, tier talent and sitting here doubting it.

[@intheshell35ify]

The NBA would be dead if they had more Joker style players. He has like 4 moves and shoots like a spaz. He is horrible for the game. Wish he would go away.

[@chrisaustin8442]

You first.

[@mikemarjanovic3094]

you must be very knowledgeable about this game🤮

[@oneunripemango1858]

U coulda just said ‘I don’t know anything about basketball’ lot less words

[@chrisaustin8442]

@milivoje123 No, I think that's an understandable reaction. Haters of Jokic get all twisted up in how he's not like everyone else, which should instead be celebrated...

[@JugVukojevic-do3ed]

what are you watching, shame on you

[@vladimirsubotic3384]

Goats 🐐