'I WAS WRONG' - Perk & Austin Rivers praise Nikola Jokic & Nuggets for series resurgence | NBA Today

Kendrick Perkins and Austin Rivers join Malika Andrews on NBA Today analyze their biggest takeaways from the Denver Nuggets coming back from down 2-0 to tie the series with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals.
0:00 What did Denver Nuggets prove?
3:01 How Anthony Edwards & Wolves recover
7:02 Boston Celtics & Jayson Tatum's ceiling
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[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Nikola Jokic showed everybody why he is the MVP don’t get twisted💯

[@TwoWay-xX]

No question he is truly amazing and poised

[@Ratnik_Svetla_1389]

When you tell a Serb to his face that he didn't deserve something, it causes a very dangerous emotion that I don't know how to translate, so I'll write it in Serbian - INAT

[@mikewilliams9069]

Thugkola

[@awesomeninja234]

How could Austin Rivers doubt Jokic after playing with him for two seasons

[@eyesonthepiescc]

His father is Glenn Rivers. What do you expect?

[@callums3172]

Because he’s a tool

[@bobbytrilla6733]

@@eyesonthepiescctf does that have to do with anything lol

[@showapower3991]

He’s been playing for his dad too long 😂

[@jakubantal2546]

these hoes aint loyal

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

The Nuggets fans have every right to feel the way they feel because the media is backtracking what they said.

[@mikewilliams9069]

Nuggets fans arepoozies

[@Sludgehammer138]

I think part of it was how utterly outclassed they looked in the first 2 games... and the second game without the dpoy. But yeah not just the media, tons of people have no foresight when it comes to the playoffs. Their minds change with the most recent game.

[@gnomechomsky2524]

@@mikewilliams9069show us on the doll where the nuggets hurt you

[@mikewilliams9069]

@@gnomechomsky2524 yokic is akhoodrattthug

[@xavierb9061]

Luky gobert came nack, killed energy

[@jaytorr6701]

That's why Jokic is not only MVP, but heading to top 10 ever status. As someone said, he is playing against his opponents coach, not players. I have never seen a player like this.

[@kjjr3270]

Just needs this ring tbh to already be a borderline Top 10 player of all time.

[@racimegacar]

Perk: I was wrong...again...

[@adebowale065]

😂😂

[@danteditan3774]

Cause perkin is blind in the eyes of many....

[@aliceholmes4952]

Thanks for making him mad Shaq

[@fackery8438]

This Denver Nuggets core have come back from down 3 - 1 twice

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Facts

[@parkerreidy1211]

In the same playoffs, back to back as well

[@mikewilliams9069]

Rigged

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

Core? You mean just Jokic and Murray?

[@KAye633]

@@mikewilliams9069girl please

[@sim396]

Sports media is a circus, just hot takes based on emotion

[@macmillysoanti4357]

Crazy thing is all of y’all would do the exact same thing if given their jobs

[@wahran0898]

Sports fandom and discourse is all about what have you done for me lately

[@sirevelynderothschild3198]

Yeah why do we listen to this clown Perkins

[@gothgrrl8711]

@@macmillysoanti4357 yeah fr they're just youtube commentors with a bigger platform

[@jonpetter8921]

It s more of an entertainment actually...

[@letsgetdoing]

Love seeing Gordon get his redemption on the entire NBA for them Dunk Contest snubs. Boy done went and got his ring and was a major part of it! Salute!

[@dellabone]

Tnt/shaq poked the bear. Telling him to his face he was unworthy - at the exact moment he got the 3rd mvp!!! Joker will explode even more 🧨🧨🧨

[@milosnedeljkovic5736]

Bice Jos koji MVP da magarac shak pukne od muke.SRBIN je to ne diraj lava dok spava.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Shoutout to Aaron Gordon for playing the point forward position and continuously bringing the basketball up court 27/6/7 on 11/12 shooting from the field and perfect from the free throw line.

[@wyotriumphrider]

The Denver Nuggets is Aaron Gordon's "happy place".

[@Dex000x]

A lot of people don't understand what they're watching with Jokic and the Nuggets. Denver plays a different style than the casuals are used to seeing, so they don't really get why they're such a great team, or why Jokic is an indisputable all time GOAT. They don't realize how lucky they are to get to see him play in his prime.

[@T1Oracle]

​@@ETP1287aww! Poor thing! 🥺

[@Djoga100]

@@ETP1287 he is right tho, a lot of people still doesn't realize how good Jokic is

[@muhammadali-py7cd]

@@ETP1287 he is a 100% right, let it sink in your head that jokic is a generational talent. None like unto him

[@miklesolano]

It’s amazing how quickly people can jump on and jump off a bandwagon

[@instantactionz4284]

Absolutely love it when ESPN has to backpedal😌

[@ungolantek4443]

That "chair" on Gobert was nasty. Just like Jamal Crawford said "Rudy just doing moonwalk right now"

[@je5406]

Loved that!

[@Derpfriar]

Air Gordon dominating

[@mosshark]

Coach Malone, played clips of you guys to motivate his team. Probably the only time Jokic will get to hear your silly takes, 'cause he doesn't own ANY social media accounts.

[@joed7185]

Best comment. Jokic hand no idea what the talking heads were saying about him until that video. Jokic whole demeanor changed. I hope they release the video that Malone had made after we repeat

[@mosshark]

@@joed7185 Yep. He really was provoked. It was obvious. He posted up in the paint harder than usual and fought for points. Also, a rare low 7 assists. Then that anvil drop on Anthony Edwards. Oh man, they done made a cold-blooded killer angry.

[@williamfox1146]

In the first two games Murray was not getting past screens - maybe due to injury. But in the last two games Murray got over the screens and that makes the Denver offense lethal.

[@francisikwueme1688]

Yes he refreshed from the break in between

[@sx2ap]

They were ready to dance on Jokic’s grave if he have gotten swept or even went down 4-1. Happy they came back and won to tie it up

[@juangutierrez163]

Thanks for making him mad Shaq!

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

People Pick and choose when they think jokic cares.

[@civileit]

The best part is Jokic doesn't care

[@boxcarchildrent.v.8477]

Let’s go Denver Nuggets 🎉 👍🏽 🔥

[@jqentertainment6966]

Now the media saying the Nuggets will sweep the wolves 😂

[@jqentertainment6966]

@@ETP1287 I guess the joke went completely over your head 😆

[@icjet1ks]

​@@jqentertainment6966he swept the joke

[@joshwarperez5635]

Now they want to act like they had Denver still. Everyone counted Denver out.

[@delliott5524]

Everyone except for Denver fans.

[@dondee5439]

At the 6:00 mark, Nikola Jokic using up the clock on the in-bounds plays shows his BB mental IQ is off the charts.

[@fredogee8108]

He seen soccer players do that all the time

[@danieltatum4262]

Every team in the playoffs going up 2-0 then looking 2-0 so it’s really hard to predict who’s gonna win any series

[@macewindu789]

Who are these bums out here commenting on players like jokic as if they have any credibility lmao

[@ramneekkumar4065]

The media thought it was first to win 2 games not 4 😂💀

[@francisschuessler]

I never did. You don’t count out a team like that. You really think Malone isn’t going to make the proper adjustments??? They are the defending champions for a reason. Jokic is the best player in the nba

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

“When a team backs you into a corner you come out swinging” -Tim Ledger

[@Bantutribe956]

Tim Ledger is a wise analyst. He does get caught as a prisoner of the moment.

[@mambamentality9226]

I didnt see these last two games coming the way they played out. It's like it's 2 different teams playing compared to the first 2. Jokic gets what ever he wants in the paint. AG is the difference maker though. He can guard your best player and is always at the right place at the right time.

[@steveknick1978]

“I was wrong” now where’s Shaq at?

[@whereismymind0788]

Thing is Shaq has never denied Jokic’s greatness . He just was upset with the MVP voting due to himself not winning more than one . I truly believe he is a fan of Jokic

[@dondee5439]

At the 5:15 mark, Coach Malone having Aaron Gordon bring the ball upcourt 27 times and taking the pressure off Jamal and Nikola was something in which the Timberwolves had no answer. I wonder if in game 5 we will see any Wolves adjustments on that? There may be nothing they can successfully do about it. GO NUGGS!

[@user-jc3pl3de8b]

Nuggets are coming back and taking it calling it right now nuggets figured these boys out

[@RenzellT]

7:10 i think Big Perk is hungry bruh 😂😂😂

[@jamovfx]

😂😂

[@or3325]

Man I thought someone there flushed a toilet!

[@user-uv9oy1qp5m]

The road team team winning every game makes me nervous but hard to beat Denver in Denver 3 times in a row.

[@emoneyizhereson]

I’m surprised they didn’t bleep out ANT man 😂😂😂

[@zakdunn1501]

I swear Every Time Kendrick Perkins supports a team and says they're going to win something it instantly backfires on him. He should stop endorsing his teams if he really wants then to win lol

[@CCEkeke]

The Perk Curse.

[@figll20]

Jimmy Butler was right. Other than Ant these Wolves don’t got that dawg in them.

[@cdatruth804va5]

I had no doubt the nuggets would bounce back after coming back 3-1 years ago i knew they could handle anything thrown at them

[@EricShoots]

am i trippin or did they let that word slide on live espn tv lol

[@user-oo8ch7vl1l]

MVP

[@_NoMakeUp]

Good series right here Anthony Edwards is going nuts out there, need more from Karl Anthony if the Timberwolf’s have a chance of advancing

[@noonecares7730]

Towns has all the talent for greatness, but he's soft as Charmin.

[@natasharod1745]

Wow AuStin I’m impressed with your analytical and communication skills 😊

[@eyesonthepiescc]

So Ant said, "keep talking" and Jamal said nothing? He should be concerned. The Nuggets don't care what you have to say Ant. It's all business. We're not week like KD, Booker & Beal. This is a team with championship experience. You're good but you haven't been to the top.

[@dondee5439]

*weak

[@orlandomagic5750]

i loved when perkins says "nikola jokic the mvp"🤣🤣

[@RJ-ju5kw]

Gobert missed game 2 for the birth of Jokic's grandson.

[@18brandon92]

😂

[@dondee5439]

So Nikola truly is Gobert's daddy. Nice.

[@blkdrtyolman]

I love his energy…

[@CoreyBenjamin-rm8jh]

What did he say!?

[@Kevon420]

Never Underestimate The Heart of a Champion.

[@harderway8568]

And it just got better 😄

[@Bantutribe956]

ESPN analysts are so quick to jump into conclusion. They are always prisoners of the moment.

[@GreatestManAlive]

They need to praise the denver coach

[@t.p.a.7897]

Perkins is by far one of the better hires at ESPN. HE KEEPS IT 💯

[@danielelia2256]

How can you be defensive player of the year and can't bully people, be physical... broo 4!!

[@abolishthe19thamendment]

They are definitely not making it obvious they want anthony edwards as the new face of the nba. They talked more about him, just like they do with lebron

[@bruterasta]

When Jokis is on the floor, every Nugget's player is a threat.

[@linh811]

4 straight kinda sweep incoming

[@RR-ow8ud]

WE WANT MORE OF THE DEFENDING NBA CHAMPIONS DENVER NUGGETS PLEASE

[@indja69]

Isn't time stopped after point or any delay, like in Europe??

[@fitzpatrick5701]

When you never tire of being wrong

[@juniorenemuo]

"Compacity" Perk says 🥜 🥜......why is this man still on first take

[@dondee5439]

Ebonics?

[@PullinMyOwn]

Can’t believe they didn’t censor AE in that.

[@rell_5000]

Respect to Joker, but Aaron Gordon was the reason they won that game...Jokic himself said that, so don't.

[@damiantanks1738]

The champs are still the champs until otherwise. Playoffs is a game of adjustments and superstars taking over. The problem with Minnesota AE superstar will show up every game he as arrived. But he not getting enough help from the others like Kat.... the other guys on Minnesota need to do more.

[@omgbygollywow]

How come the game clock runs but the shot clock does not run?

[@alvin081988]

A Team that can play well under pressure is scary

[@tyronecook6315]

Winner of this series winning it all!

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Go Nuggets! 🔥🏀⚒️

[@kevinembrett9547]

Even so called smart media Bill Simmons and Russillo counted Denver out and made a hypothetical "exercise" on the Wolves running the league after they took a 2-0 series.

[@randypowell1980]

We need the Nuggets to finish this series in six cause I gotta pickup my wife at the airport on Sunday evening 🤣🤣🤣

[@franklin8618]

Leave her at the airport 😂. She'll understand.

[@randypowell1980]

@@franklin8618 She said she would take an Uber 🤣 but I'm betting NUGGS in Six

[@Nebula_303]

They backtrackin so theres not another motivating reel for coach to use 😂😂

[@bignamek]

Well, it's understandable that people wrote off the nuggets. I never seen them (jokic in particular) sink to that low in game 2. As a nuggets fan (and huge jokic fan), I was shell shocked. After a couple of days, I felt that if they could respond well in game 3 they could do it. It definitely stretched my belief though haha

[@Shirtsaysshirt]

Colorblind huh?

[@christopherbrown9279]

Jokic is great and he earned his mvp's but shaq and Kobe should have more mvp's too. They earned them but weren't rewarded.

[@WillPurdue]

Timberwolves win Game 5 Rivers: I apologize, Timberwolves is going to win the Championship Nuggets win Game 6 Rivers: I apologize, Nuggets going to win the Championship Game 7: I apologize, Celtics winning the Championship

[@timjoseph4085]

Anyone else feel like malika should own up to this too? Kind of acting like it is rest of the media’s fault. Either way, the series can go either way still. Denver shot ridiculously hot, but Minnesota are giving up a ton of catch and shoot opportunities.

[@awesomeninja234]

Nuggets will win this in 6. Ant is acting too overconfident despite the two losses. Jokic's supporting cast will be too much for Minnesota in games 5 and 6.

[@Ericrawnsley]

Malika hates black people. She's a huge jokic fan

[@ObilloFitz]

Why is everyone apologizing for giving a legit take!!!

[@markberg5395]

You have to remember ag was the guy in Orlando. 30 points a night

[@keithsmall7464]

Denver has the Key .. The Best Center since AKEEM

[@michaelglim]

Nobody remembered Denver closed a series twice down by 3 😅

[@myhairline4466]

At least they admitted it

[@BlueHeron598]

Jokic dominated AD and Gobert

[@kpcuento1821]

You know you don't need to watch any clips as long as perks is part of it.

[@A.I.-fu5kz]

Me as a Nuggets fan, all I can say is that we haven´t achieved anything yet ´cause we still have to beat the Wolves twice more if we want to win the series!! And that´s not gonna be easy. So if you're not a Wolves fan, wish us luck! (-:

[@versax]

Imma need a Time Wasted Counter for Jokic so I can frame it on my mantelpiece. Guy is playing the game within the rules. If you don’t like the gamesmanship, maybe don’t go down by 15 allowing this to happen. All it does is eliminate garbage time buckets and comebacks due to collapses.

[@dencio6]

HOLD ON.. isn’t the game clock supposed to stop every dead ball???

[@darnellbrown9229]

AG is a better more athletic and controlled version of Draymond.

[@robmueller3551]

great job by Gordon... he really came through when they needed him

[@strawberi1485]

tbh Gordon is always there doing the best he can, it's the other guys who are lacking sometimes. Gordon was the most important piece for them to win the championship last year.

[@IsaiahNieto]

It’s called clock management not wasting time

[@KM-ni9me]

May I ask why bench players like Perk and Rivers are hired as analysts?😊

[@sharathkumar26]

Its simple to say that "u guys suck at your job...."

[@jcurn4922]

Anybody notice when ant said “we love dat” and then quickly changed it to “I love dat”… interesting

[@ArtecWolf007]

Malika defending her secret crush A•E

[@sguper6912]

Listening to Austin rivers is a tough listen. He has some of the worst takes I’ve ever heard

[@quannamoses8993]

I just love listening to Perkin speaks...

[@EntropicallyGaming]

As a Denver fan I love Ant man! Best series in the playoffs!

[@amoraobscura715]

To: Malika.... "SHUDDUP, MEG!!!" From: US ALL...."SHUDDUP, MEG!!!"

[@mikeadder7796]

You are beautiful woman. Love from Serbia.

[@user-et4qw2nd7w]

Denver I am proud of you, I am the denver nuggets biggest fan. We aren't done yet. Keep your energy, and momentum to finish this series at home court. Go nuggets nation.

[@fslizzle6010]

Everyone in the comments lying. Nobody seen Denver and Minnesota both losing both games at home. The way Minnesota did them the first 2 games i thought it would possibly be a sweep or 5 games.

[@JamesLuna11-14]

they were down 3-1 two times in 2020 before. the media do not know that we do not go down that easily