Nikola Jokic Keeps it Real After Nuggets EMBARRASSED at Home vs Knicks

[@petaryonkov3320]

I rate this so much, he rarely talks much when they win but when there's a heavy surprising loss and the last thing anyone would want to do is answer questions about it, he's there answering for it for the fans, that's a professional right there

[@J-Hue]

It's mid November. Everybody's talking to the press, win or lose. It's part of their contract.

[@rastaman2722]

I love this guy! When he loses, he doesn't search for excuses. He plainly admits that he and his team didn't play well. And takes the loss as a lesson for the future. And that's it....

[@MrSoulja87]

LeFlop needs to take some notes 📝

[@RuNzWiThDooBiEs]

This team needs AG back. Defense is suffering.

[@Serenity01871]

Mpj and ag two non defenders and jokic not good on one on one too

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

When is AG supposed to come back?

[@lacman6159]

cant use ag as a scapegoat

[@gametime2473]

Oh yeah, add AG and the game totally flips! Rofl

[@MoneyTrees2012]

@@lacman6159 He's not bro what

[@cjp1599]

The non jokic minutes in the 2nd always puts them down 10-20 points... jamal is failing this man.

[@elizajane91]

i think you mean jokic is failing? why can't jokic sacrifice himself to play some mins with the 2nd unit? usually the best player on the best team spends some time making the 2nd unit better. furthermore, this man doesn't play defense. don't you think some rim protection and defense could help this team? crazy you all blame everyone exerting on both ends. you forget that defense leads to fatigue and those guys are carrying their mvp around on that end--that tires out the others. so jokic either needs to dominant with 40 ppg bc he won't play d or he needs to contribute defensively.

[@Gamedayinteractive]

@@elizajane91 Moronic take.

[@aleksandarkalkan2472]

​@@elizajane91 You dont know anything about Nuggets or basketball in general ...Jokic +- index is by far best in league...

[@elizajane91]

@@aleksandarkalkan2472 yeah because he only plays with the starters 🤦‍♀️ look at the +/- of the bench unit. the best player on the best team should be galvanizing that group. additionally, jokic teammates can't do their job when they're fatigued from carrying so much defensively. jokic is a top 5 favorite for me. this is just an honest take. be honest with yourself and think critically.

[@elizajane91]

@@Gamedayinteractive explain how it's moronic? i've noticed jokic stans tend to say that stuff but can't articulate their own thoughts. you don't believe jokic should play some minutes with the 2nd unit to galvanize them? you don't believe jokic should play defense to take the load off his teammates carrying him on that end? with gordon out, jokic has to be doing something defensively. that may mean his scoring will take a hit.

[@rado22]

Good analysis. They are getting blown out almost every game, they just come back. Today they didn’t. They can’t play from behind whole season.

[@Jonesmalone562]

It's unsustainable. They need 2 key pieces to be champions this year.

[@bangbuddy5597]

i love this team but its painful to watch almost every damn game...

[@limbcollector22]

These games happen. Nuggets got their asses whipped tonight. Hopefully, they wake up defensively

[@calebstephan2083]

Bro it was hard watching how bad they were on defense. Brunson literally kept spamming the same move and they kept biting it. It was frustrating af to watch. He just kept running to the basket to draw 3 defenders and kept dishing it out to anunoby and the nuggets kept falling for it.

[@cosmicomics1755]

"Its always good to get punched in the face, just to wake up." He always has some Sun Tzu wisdom.

[@tylerpeters2820]

Hubey Brown says every team has about 2-3 of these games a year. The other team can’t miss and your team is running in mud. On to the next one.

[@bamboosho0t]

NYK did to Denver what Denver did to LAL. This game humbles everyone.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Indeed however the feud between Nuggs & LA made the whipping much more enjoyable while there’s no beef between Knicks & Nuggs

[@MoneyTrees2012]

Difference is Lakers deserved to be humbled.

[@LatinBoy605]

@@MoneyTrees2012 fully agreed to that, btw, Knick fan here and GGs for your team, not their night but they still really good team!

[@daquangamble1332]

@@SamuelBlackMetalRiderit was to make Kat look good tonight & if u was lookin at the game the Nuggets wasn’t playin 4real…

[@paintb0x]

The last question was so stupid. Jokic literally just mentioned that about the slow start and how they need to find an answer for it

[@chrislynch2156]

He is an overseas contractor. For those of you not in that world, living in another country, being asked how your day was at the end of the shift. Is highly annoying.

[@Abundant_King33]

Knicks are a great scoring team and very talented give them Credit

[@kylec.8350]

Celtics just got kp back say goodnight to the knicks.

[@sinceremarks8529]

⁠@@kylec.8350It’s not even 20 games in so saying gd night to any new team still trying to learn each other is kinda silly.

[@Jeff-fm4tm]

First listen to the interview before you criticize him... Saying shit like that Just makes you look silly. He gave them credit for their win and their basketball performance against Denver not once, but multiple times during the interview. First you listen, then talk.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

@@Jeff-fm4tmJokic ALWAYS gives credit to his opponents. Always. Classy AF

[@Jeff-fm4tm]

@@SamuelBlackMetalRider And also takes responsibility for his team's failures and his personal mistakes. He never throws his guys under the bus. Always prefers to take the blame on himself or refer to how they should get better as a team never put all the burden on one dude That's a champion right there. And a hell of a humble man and a great person. Always behaves politely to the journalists and answers all their questions.

[@AIexOut-A-Magic-x6w]

Defense was awful. There should be an investigation why this happened.

[@RealMrSmile]

Because no effort

[@saurabhahlawat425]

They're going to hand Jamal Murray 50m next year. That's a horrible decision. Any star player would take that money to get a chance for a championship run with Nikola.

[@trbowc]

when i read coments like this,.than u go to nba and play almost every day and be consisten every game,U CANT,BUT I GIWE AN ADVICE,U CAN START USE UR BRAINCELLSS

[@coreyjohnson8757]

Please. They hardly want to pay their role players. And if any star will come play with jokic, how come none has been lining up to play with him in Denver thus far?

[@Mittke88]

@@trbowc 🤡

[@milosdjokic3162]

@@coreyjohnson8757they never had salary cap room for a max FA since Jokic became an all star..what do you expect, for stars to take big salary cuts to come to Denver? Fat chance 😂

[@coreyjohnson8757]

@milosdjokic3162 why I haven't they had salary cap? They got 1 max player? The salary cap and the cba deal isn't my thing but to me it seems to tend to have enough for two max players. Unless they choose to invest in solid role players which Denver doesn't even have that at the moment. Well, I guess Jordan, Murray, and they other guy I can't think of name at the moment. The one that starts at small forward.

[@DeaBar5280]

Uh...they have the same record to this point in the season as they did in their championship year.

[@teresamcgee-vd2uc]

Uh so 😂

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Really? They started that mediocre in 2022?

[@Nick-bd4tf]

@@teresamcgee-vd2uc they play better as the season goes on typically when other teams fatigue

[@DeaBar5280]

@@SamuelBlackMetalRider yes

[@DeaBar5280]

@@teresamcgee-vd2uc So there is no need to panic or be negative if you are a real fan of the Nuggets. ✌️

[@Mycrosss]

The main issue is the fact that when Jokic goes to the bench, this team becomes the worst in the league - by far - having a -20/-30 scoring difference, and it's always hard chasing after that every night. They miss AG real bad, but even still, Murray has shown time and time again that he just isn't a good player by any metric. Yeah he can score in the playoffs, but not consistently, and not without Jokic on the floor, at which point you can put any SG and he'd be scoring. I'll never understood how he got such a huge contract after showcasing he doesn't really know basketball well, he's just an above average mid range shooter.

[@therencenkuna8934]

OG erupted today with 40 points that the thing you can't control

[@mrd1wan321]

I need 361 to release that hoodie

[@mladenstojanovic7279]

Knicks vs Jazz FG% 39.(39-100)..3P% 33(17-51) Knicks vs Nuggets FG% 61(56-92)...3P% 53(19-36)

[@sinceremarks8529]

Did u actually see the game on u just going off of numbers because the Knicks have scored 130+ in 3 games in the last week,so the Utah game was an aberration.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

@@sinceremarks8529knicks definitely one of the very best offenses in the league rn. That being said, 145pts says more about Denver lack of energy & focus defensively

[@nvhb76876]

It seems they have an internal crisis in relations with each other

[@Trvllumanati]

I’m gonna keep hammering on this. DENVER NEEDS DEPTH!

[@x-man9473]

No. They need to stop getting lazy on defense. And the Nuggets need to bench Murray. Because he's being a liability more than an asset this season.

[@d.columbia9603]

With AG out they are only 1 player deep with how trash Murry and mpj have been

[@thatfatguy7591]

Poor defense and no bench production makes Jokic a dull boy

[@djsneakysnake9531]

Start Russ!!!

[@cesarforte617]

not gonna happen NBA don't like russ too much hating

[@ihuh1000]

@@cesarforte617 do you think adam silver and nba executives decide who starts and who`s on the bench? what are you talking about

[@PullinMyOwn]

@@SerbiAna47that kind of low level thinking has likely affected the rest of your life too. Blaming some “hidden” “unknown” force for why you’re not successful. The “NBA” has no effect on whether or not he’s a starter or bench player.

[@ihuh1000]

@@SerbiAna47 kakva si ti deluzivna zena boze me sacuvaj

[@Hmellyeggs]

Hahaha nba has nothing to do with him starting. If y’all actually know it’s Malones loyalty to Jamal

[@dude-fk2rn]

where do I buy the Hoodie????

[@milrossc.gustilo4670]

Love his hoodie 🥰

[@pettychen271]

zero defense, Murray constantly got lost on his defense, really don't know what is he doing?

[@d.columbia9603]

Id say they should trade him but he has 0 market value

[@damionreid17]

They need to start russ, he is the engine

[@marlon-85]

Starting Russ you leave bench with Murray.. They can't move MAX player to the bench either as it would just show how stupid they were handing him max.

[@Krys9707]

@@marlon-85Jordan Poole was benched lol it can definitely happen 😂

[@marlon-85]

@@Krys9707 Malone is too stuborn to say we f'd up lets bench him, also Murray seems to be Malones love child so no way in hell he's going to bench him..

[@gametime2473]

Nuggets aren't an elite team. Jamal is a bench level player getting a max contract and the bench is Westbrook and that's it. Murray should be on the bench and Westbrook starting

[@003theflash]

Trade Jamal asap!

[@Kolket1389]

Nagetsi neće neće pa stane…

[@Jonesmalone562]

It's a shame they didn't go for Hartinstein.

[@xbfreak4485]

they tried their hardest, they just couldnt compete with OKC's offer for him

[@nikolarajic9042]

One word for Denver Nuggets owners and menagers👍 TRADE. Trade or sell MPJ, JM, make a new team.

[@Brickwilliams]

Yes, trade them to a trash team like the hawks and get tre young, mpj, murray, and a first for tre

[@imhimdk1785]

Hell no keep mpj

[@kam_12_]

yup ive been saying they need to move jamal for a true 1B option for Jokic, he needs at least an allstar teammate, if not all nba.. i was hoping the warriors would fall off and sell so maybe they could get steph but i think thats still another year or two away, but id love to see Jokic paired with a consistent elite offensive force because as good as he is, he doesn’t even want to score, he just knows he has to but hed much rather playmake, score in rhythm, and do the other things like rebound screen and play smart team defense. if the nuggets dont make some moves it will honestly be organizational malpractice and the biggest waste of a generational upper echelon all time player in his prime

[@branislavlukic3919]

I was calling for MPJ and Murray trades as soon as the playoffs finished for them. The nuggets could have got Lavine + Something for Murray, and Bogdanović + Hunter for MPJ, now that's impossible.

[@jimbodavis1944]

@@kam_12_I’m in agreement with you. Something needs to happen that brings more harmony to the rhythm Jokić shines with. Having AG would balance the starting 5 much better, but there’s another missing piece. Jamal Murray needs to be consistent or traded, I think, but Denver will likely give him the bag.

[@Premium_Water]

Need to play better defence.

[@mlnxzyjsj765]

Shak become a champion when he left Orlando...

[@jaaydee93]

Yeah he did, Jokic brought a ring to the organization that drafted him though, he stayed there

[@patrickpitamber]

Denver wins when down for some reason or motivated when no one cares about them that's mental that's coaching coach needs to be more tough when players don't show up

[@georgescarbrough2822]

Jamal 208 mill contract!No distractions.No UFC....Focus and do what you have done before 208 contract.

[@georgerudinsky489]

There is something not right with Denver. Missing rivalry, composure, and real team effort. Almost like playoffs exhaustion. Wish them the best of course, but this year I am not sure.

[@zexgolic6518]

Time for some trades!

[@Eastunder]

New York has the Nuggets number. They SMOKED us last year in NY. One of the worst losses of the season.

[@patrickpitamber]

Do Denver players know they are in 8 rh place these guys are very inconsistent I think you trade Jamal Murray he looks disinterested after mega deal contract get Zac lavine

[@GoranM-v2o]

Samo napred ❤🎉

[@zaldy9034]

Let murray off the bench then braun,westbrook,jokic,watsons and others

[@schrodinger6991]

I have no hope for the nuggets this year the way jamal is performing :(

[@VladanStojanovic-mf8hy]

We should baned this after game interviews..

[@qrcodmacke9864]

Nikola Bjorn Jokic

[@pettychen271]

with Murray defense, everyone can get easy shot

[@PetarZorić-k3b]

Role player putting 40 on your head, sheesh, only of cutting and catch and shoot, get some players, this is not a championship roster

[@andrewmadden8824]

Balls

[@kaptoxic]

His face and the confused look he gives at the beginning always cracks me up.

[@200mphz06]

He’s a highly intelligent guy. Sounds like you’re confused.

[@vladimircurkoski1455]

Jokić is loyal he doesn't want to leave Denver but Denver office did horrible job and Murrey is weasel, he was crying after first injury and Denver promised him that they will keep him which they did, he had two 2 and only 2 good postseason seasons and because of that they give him this huge contract and now he just collects cheks, some delusional people in Denver still waiting for him to come back but if they have been realistic he might come back lost season if they qualify or he might not come back because he will injure himself, it's shame for Jokic to have such weak team, just look at starting five against Oklahoma which they won MPJ, Braun,Payton, Westbrook, Jokic just two players from 5 which become champions only two years ago, no.1 player Jokić and no.4 player or no 5 from that roster MPJ. Two years ago it was MPJ, KCP, Murray, Gordon, Jokić with C.Brown and B. Brown from bench: Murray is the biggest scam in the league if you compare what he gives to how much he is being paid. We all fought that he's a much better player than he is but the truth is that playing with Jokic makes him look great, give Westbrook that chance and in 3-4 months he will look better than ever before. This summer they said we make Balkans connection and they bring player from Slovenia and Croatia while Jokic play for Serbia and they could bring Bogdanović and Micic it would be like if I had in Europe player from the USA and said now we bring more North Americans and I bring player from Mexico and other from Canada I'm not technically wrong but what's the point of that. It will be sad if Jokic doesn't win at least 3 championships but with an office like that it's very unlikely.

[@sergiodiaz2886]

Jamal has just been trash, he doesn’t do anything defensively , he hasn’t done anything offensively , he has just empty points today, MPJ tried to bring them back

[@milkajovankabroz7111]

Nikola Jokić je razmazio saigrače i navikao ih da vuče ekipu i da će već nekako naći rešenje za pobedu, i zato su opušteni i igraju sa pola gasa kada je tu magare da vuče za njih. Od priprema igraju loše, a oni imaju 50/50 pobeda i izgubljenih sa najboljom sezonom Jokića

[@DatsDope]

Dear Nuggets, thousands of kids are watching you, not to be entertained, but to beat you. Like wolves, they study your movements, thinking of, and practicing ways to exploit your flaws, just like you did when you were kids. In what seems like no time at all they will stand in front of you, hungry, ready to take everything, your endorsements, fame, relevance, purpose, legacy, gone. You have a choice right now, put in the work to keep improving and keep the respect you've earned as they slowly pass you by, or coast and be who gets run over in their highlight videos. The bigger your name, the more impressive the highlights, elite, still a decent player, has been, who? This isn't a game, ball is life.

[@zaldy9034]

Trade porter and murray then bruce brown back then recruit duncan robinson

[@jboyz9352]

It’s time to get rid of Murray

[@GmoneyGm]

YOU GUYS PLAYED ZERO WEAK DEFENSE THEY SHOT 60% AND SCORED 145 POINTS THATS WEAK DEFENSE AND UNINSPIRED

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

Well, there shot the lights out fron 3 point range, they couldn't miss. I mean of course Denver's defense can be better, but... I think literally it was Knicks night. There are some nights where everything that you shoot goes to the basket. For example, if they play another game against Nuggets this week, result would be completely different.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Chill with the CAPS bro 😂