The Denver Nuggets Just TRICKED the Entire NBA…

[@lokigr]

They didn’t trick anybody Jokić is just playing at a legendary level. There is no one else in the league that could lead this year‘s team to a winning record as he has.

[@raitooooosan]

Nah they he tricked us cause jokic wasnt playing 100% back at the ore season, now hes playing 50% which will be 100% on the play offs

[@BurkeanGhost]

It’s hard to comprehend. You look around the floor and see 9 other guys all basing their play off of what he’s doing, at all times, without question. He doesn’t see players in front of him, he just calculates the size, speed, and trajectory of the objects around him.

[@nicholassims1947]

The guy is the best player we've ever seen. If he got calls like LeBron or Harden or Kobe, Jokic would be averaging 50 pts/game. He'd shatter every record in the NBA...

[@xXxtetosxXx]

@@nicholassims1947The Chubby GOAT Nikola Jokic back to back to back to back to back MVP. F! Joel Embiid.

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

​@@BurkeanGhost Ma to je sve bre... igra se sa njima... uziva... jasno.

[@aarondimas7312]

Biggest respect to bron, nash, harden, jordan, but jokic is the best offensive player in a halfcourt setting of all time. The gravity he demands on and off the ball, the involvement off ball, as a go to bucket getter, in the clutch, he just does it all. Im relatively young but in my life i havent seen someone involve their teamates like he does.

[@backyardbuckets829]

Of all time?👀

[@Pop_197]

@@backyardbuckets829all time

[@News_Quickies]

@@backyardbuckets829yes.

[@sergiodetter1417]

​@@backyardbuckets829he said what he said.

[@tubeviewer4818]

I Agree , Im old head too. Grew up watching in the early 90's. Joker at half court is deadly, defenders are cooked the second they help. Mike was dominant but most of the time he was taking the final shot or making the big play. Nikola can win games with out having to make too many shots.

[@Daylight-nu3rt]

But those salty Lakers fans still want to blame Westbrook, and he's not even on their team anymore.😂 Westbrook is gonna be that guy, and Jokic knows .

[@forzer456]

Wdym Laker fans are blaming him still? 😂 Russ was a bad fit on the lakers and makes bone headed moves. I blame Lebron and the Lakers for trading for him and blowing up the championship team after just one bad season with a lot of injuries. I want to see Russ succeed just like I want the Lakers to succeed, Russ works best as a 6 man or supporter than the main guy.

[@dewman7477]

Jokic isn’t winning title with Westbrook

[@treywagner1373]

It's one good game relax lol

[@24xv555]

@@forzer456you are the exception.

[@kmw649]

@@forzer456nah id rather have Westbrook start over Murray

[@woochitelj]

"He's decided to shoot threes this year and he's pretty damn good in that", yeah, with Jokić it seems that he just has to decide to start doing something, it is not a question whether he can or cannot do it :)

[@Serenity01871]

Even defense 2 blk 2 stl 8 deflections most kick balls of course he vant protect the rim but then he would be just unfair and a step ahead of mj

[@Djole_NS246]

The biggest Jokić's quality is that he is incredible "glue" for the team. You can see that in the Nuggets and in the Serbian national team. That's something that make him absolutely unique. He just makes every teammate two levels better. And it's not just basketball skills, but type of character, whole personality. I can't remember any player, now or in NBA history, doing that so intensively. In European, or better say - Yugoslavian basketball, were few guys like him (Krešimir Ćosić, Dejan Bodiroga...), but in the NBA, closest to him was Magic Johnson.

[@SamuelPhilippi]

adding westbrook to the team was crucial.

[@JakeStine]

... and removing Murray from the starting lineup.

[@mh_golfer]

When they are hitting their open 3s they are unstoppable.

[@backyardbuckets829]

Yup

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

Jokic loves horses. He lets them jump and run and kick it to success.😊

[@questmotion]

Loving the breakdown, great videos man !

[@backyardbuckets829]

Thanks man!

[@Peanutdenver]

This is solid analysis and as a Nuggs fan I want to be optimistic, but wins like these vs OKC is dependent upon Russ showing some consistency with Mal and AG sidelined. We all know this can be a big ask with an almost 36 YO Westbrook. Now Braun has been great and MPJ will hopefully track like he did in the 2nd half vs the Thunder....obviously Jok will always do that voodoo that he do so well.

[@backyardbuckets829]

We will see man a lot rides on Braun and Westbrook

[@ryanlambert1265]

And we both know consistency from Brick isn't happening lol

[@michaelallen8112]

​@@ryanlambert1265we know u lowlife that's happening too

[@oldmansportsog2514]

Yawn. People picking on nuggets don't understand their culture or don't watch them. Nuggets not asking russ to do anything other than being russ. It's same way they thrived with Bruce brown

[@oldmansportsog2514]

​@backyardbuckets829 if cb wasn't white he would of done enough to prove to people he a hooper but he Is white so he has to keep proving it I guess

[@adams.gestwicki5292]

You have to credit Christian Braun's ascendence into the starting position and what he's done to be ready. We're getting the spacing because he isn't hesitating to shoot the 3, and he seems to get more and more confident every game with shooting it. Also if you look at KCP's stats this year... oooof. I'm kind of glad we took the gamble. Our younger talent is getting chances to grow, and I hope they develop as the season continues and we're ready to make a run in the playoffs.

[@JakeStine]

Agree. Braun had a sophmore slump last year where defenses figured him out and he had to adjust and add new skills to his offense. I wasn't sure he could do it, but he has. As for KCP: It was a smart move by Denver. KCP's hamstring injury had me really concerned. I've had a hamstring injury and it takes 2 yrs for that thing to stop being a constant nagging pain. I've also torn ACL and MCL on both knees (at different times) and I'd take the knee injury over the hamstring almost any day.

[@Hechaldo]

Westbrook is going to have so much space running to the rim whole season long. Vintage Westbrook in these conditions would've averaged 40+ ppg. He brings so much energy and if anyone can unlock vintage Brodie, it's Jokic.

[@ubrhsjvrkskbdkabaoehdnxk-xh5bq]

one good thing about joker playing with his young team mates is he's honing and building them how they position and make transitions in offense, it's good that they can play good deffense too. if these young guns from nuggets developed their shootings and consistency damn they will be a scary team in the west.

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

In East and South and North... as well.

[@COCOGROCOSHOW]

Only problems that Nuggets have are injuries and inconsistent shooting

[@samghost13]

I was looking at some stats and there was Jokic in most of them. It is just crazy!

[@Youcankicktheball]

As long as they have jokic they will always have a chance to win, one of the best players of all time

[@kiroppi6687]

Coach Malone and the staff doesnt get enough credit. After that blowout loss against the Thunder in the season opener, they game planned pretty good this game. Just a simple Jokic post-up and dish out to the three when they double off of Westbrook or MPJ.

[@backyardbuckets829]

Agree

[@CJScratch]

NUGGETS for sure moving in the right direction !!!

[@montymonday5113]

Cristian braun traveled but yea his new move😂😂

[@lolno6975]

I dont think ppl realise. Its not Westbrook being good this entire time. Jokic is just unlocking Westbrook again, something that the Lakers or Clippers aren't designed to do unfortunately Also it does help that Jokic has an on/off of +39.1...

[@nicholassims1947]

Nuggets ain't done yet. Everyone in the west is still gonna hafta go through Denver.....

[@codydale9123]

Where are all the westbrook haters now, Last game he has the best shooting percentage on the team!! Crazy!!

[@RudolfSikorsky]

Thing is that Russ will never maintain shooting touch like this. To many seasons, too many statistics. He can occasionally go off at 3 point line but those games are rare.

[@SoccerGenerationZed]

Great video man.

[@johncargile11]

Excited to see more guys getting the ball for Denver. Now watch Jamal and AG plugged into these new offensive sets. Nice work by the staff to make it happen.

[@ArtisWrld]

Hopefully The next time We play the Nuggets we'll have Hartenstein and Big Jaylin Williams. That comeback was fueled by Russ and MPJ

[@backyardbuckets829]

Yup

[@jesstiss222]

Yeah and i hope we’ll have a healthy Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon too. When this Nuggets team gets firing on all cylinders, good luck bro 😅

[@dewman7477]

@@jesstiss222they best nuggets first time in full starting lineup. Okc can definitely beat them again

[@andrewmiller7052]

And the Nuggets will probably have AG and Murray back

[@Lorrieboi]

They need to keep Murray on the bench

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Stop it!

[@dwallent1]

hey...short... well explained... good attacks selection... immediate subscription from my part! well done! keep up the good and SHORT work... every analysis should be under 10 minutes! people have also other things to do! 😉

[@backyardbuckets829]

Appreciate it my man!

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

MPJ serious hair style. Hitting 3s 😅

[@michaels7258]

Joker creates lanes to the basket and Russ is the perfect off ball addition to cut in those lanes.

[@srinivassuresh466]

This win instilled some hope in our season. I was very skeptical of our roster especially 5-8 spots, but Westbrook has really suprised me with his defense, he can improve efficiency wise but the energy he brings is insane. If Murray and gordon come back play like their old selves we can make some noise in the west.

[@Cindoreye]

The Nuggets are not a strong team at the moment. They are coached well and have the best player in the world putting them on his back right now. Their bench is notoriously weak and with Gordan and Murray out their immediate future is bleak. Regardless, having Jokic will always make them competitive, but they desperately need to add one or two pieces along with getting healthy. Even though I've not been overly into the NBA for a long while, I'm still rooting for them since Jokic is awesome and his play elevates everyone around him.

[@piggecasimir]

You could look at it that they can have murray and gordon on the bench and still perform like this. And they are very good "bench"-players

[@karllorenzobabiano6328]

Jokic is playing mythical level😅

[@LakramSolsona]

good thing westbrook is able to shoot now, he is going 0/8 previous games, they are no longer guarding him, he's being called the jokic's stopper as more guards can guard jokic leaving westbrook open, but finally brooks steeping up

[@JohnyMcNeal]

Murrays absence actually helps the team play as a whole. AG is useful on the other hand. MPJ... smh, only as a 3pt shooter.

[@unfixablegop]

It's like Jokic has more time than mere mortals.

[@johnhuston650]

Oh thats crazy!

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

Wilt Chamberlain stopped scoring, started to focus only on dishing out assists and collecting rebounds, blocking shots.... He was Rodman before Rodman. Rodman and Joker are playing waterpolo and volleyball they wsy Wilt did....😊😮

[@borisfrlic]

As a Nuggets fan, Murray should come off the bench. His ballhog pound the rock into the floor without doing anything for 15 seconds a la LeBum bullshit would work a lot better with the second unit

[@KamrenMCOC]

When jokic is on the court anything is possible

[@spasovs4]

Jokic is whatever you need him to be!

[@spasovs4]

I wish Jokic played in a more challenging era...

[@andrejmarkovski5900]

The thing is that this Denver line up has many inconsistent players.Westbrook can score sometimes 5 points sometimes 30,MPJ sometimes looks like the best shooter in the league and sometimes looks like average G league player.Its the same with Braun,Gordon and especially Murray.I think that Nuggets won OKC because 1.All player had they're night 2.Murray wasnt playing Murray is too important and too well payed to be playing this inconsistent,last year he cost them better run in PO,if Denver wants another ring they have to bring better playmaker that can lift the team and help Jokic in doing it.Murray is a player that does that but once in 3 or 5 games.If he shows up he is massive player but if he doesnt it looks painful on court to watch him and also watch Joker how he must to do all the creativity alone.

[@donaldreid4193]

Nobody got ticked, they had bad games then they had good games…it’s basketball

[@brandnew7907]

Jokic bringing the best out of Westbrook that’s all he needed somebody to believe in him. I think they should bench mpj, slide Murray to the 2 and put westbrook as the starting pg but stagger it. Have Russ come out a lil early for mpj so he can come back in with the bench unit, Westbrook has the conditioning for it. It’s a way for this to be done.

[@backyardbuckets829]

I trust Mike Malone

[@davidbell6164]

I'd at least try it for a few games and experiment

[@johnhuston650]

I would of loved to have Westbrook when we got Jokic.

[@MPTX-be8qq]

Seems like Westbrook I playing some of his best ball since OKC.

[@JakeStine]

Point-Jokic is the key. Murray is not a good PG. He's a shooting guard. Jokic or Braun of Westbrook should be bringing the ball over half court every time. Murray shouldn't touch the ball until 18 seconds into the shot clock.

[@williamschlosser77]

I think we can lose jamal and use his contract money elsewhere.

[@gsuandre5579]

I dint know about wanting westbrook to shoot 3 the guys is all time bad three point shooter

[@user-zb8tq5pr4x]

Yeah russ is not a shooter, This happens every year. He hits a couple of 3's and everyone thinks this is the new him. It's not. He'll go 1/9 for the next 20 games

[@kjjr3270]

Listen, I love Russ and hate people disrespecting him. But trust me, this typa performance against OKC, it prolly ain't happening again. If Russ can come up with a somewhat consistent jumper and shoot like 35% from 3, its different obviously, but i won't bet on that. Also i actually heard people seriously saying he should start before Murray 🤦‍♂️. You ain't winning a championship with Russ as your PG anymore, no shot.

[@809Mornelle]

Ok

[@Eastunder]

Cool story man

[@Cpro969]

So him averaging 22 points without Murray is a fluke. But you just said it was one game? So is three games a fluke too?

[@brandnew7907]

He already did it 3 times so your already wrong

[@brandnew7907]

What you need to understand some players just make they’re teammates better and Jokic happens to be one of them

[@chrisdragoonkevin384]

Jokic is just a regular guy when you turn back time and play nba back in the 90's and 2000 when a lot of players Plays very hard defense. I think Jokic will only average single digits PPG, RPG and apg. And say goodbye to his MVP awards.

[@NationOfChalcol]

The if world doesn't exist. Only the is world. And if that was really believeable, you would had heard the top stars in the 90s & 2000s say he couldn't hang. But that's not what they're saying.

[@chrisdragoonkevin384]

@@NationOfChalcol And who are you? Where are you coming from?

[@perman07]

​@@chrisdragoonkevin384Who are you? You're both random men on the internet, authority arguments are pointless. Make your case like a gentlemen

[@NationOfChalcol]

@chrisdragoonkevin384 You're not even worth the skin off my knuckles. I got nothing more to say to you, let alone disclose who I am to you.

[@chrisdragoonkevin384]

@perman07 who u?

[@DeanNicks]

RUSS PEYTON AND CHRISTIAN ARE ALL!!!!! WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED

[@DeanNicks]

Russ is a HUGE UPGRADE FROM JACKSON