Russillo talks about the Denver Nuggets completing a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers to advance to the NBA Finals and why the convincing nature of this victory means that no one can question Nikola Jokic’s greatness.
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Happy that Jokic said if ya want to call a cheap charge …. I’ll do better on the next and still beat you and the refs…. Carry the hell on
Feels like Denver's year. They deserve it. Class organization drafted well and built a winner
Jimmy freakin buckets deserves a chip too.
But then if Heat beat Nuggets Jokic – as great as he is with his 3 run on MVP (winning twice) – will be put in same great but no ring crap argument. He young and sky is limit but I notice how its either that or 1 championship makes him top 5 ever crap we see out there already. Ppl need to calm F down
The Situation : Two great players having all-time great playoff performances.
Media : Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah I wish I could hold Lebron's penis blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah Lebron blah blah blah.
I like how everyone who voted for Embiid keeps telling themselves why it wasn’t the wrong vote even though they know they screwed up. This Malone over MJ in 97 all over again
Who was the jackass who said that Joker was the "worst MVP ever"? Like to hear him now.
I never saw Denver coming out of a West that features Ja, Fox, Curry, Dame, Luka, Shai or CP3. Turns out they didn't have to play any of them and CP3 is washed now.
So Embiid is disqualified from any more MVPs I guess now, Jokic has been to 2 WCFs appearances a Finals appearance. Embiid can't get out of the second round. Or is it going back to purely a regular season award now coincidentally 😂
How many of you guys picked them, again? 😂
Love the channel but man do u have to go through the whole damn game just give me ur thoughts
I think Malone is def fostering that disrespected and underdog mentality.
I am not a Denver fan….I have actually leaned to cheering for Lebron as I have gotten older. I respect the guy, but Nikola Jokic has gotten robbed these last few weeks…..people keep giving him accolades followed by a huge, BUT…….there is not BUT… Jokic is the real deal, sorry for all the black apologists that don't want to see a white Euopean dominate….but he dominates in the NBA and he does it with complete HUMILITY…..something very lacking nowadays.
I'm super into the NBA but don't feel like paying for League Pass. So I've always kept myself educated via podcasts and watching games via… 'other' means. Yarrr.
You didnt watch the game. All us nuggets fans know cuz u called aaron gordon anthony gordon
Where did jokic, Murray , Gordon etc come from😮 to denver
Murray was healthy in bubble west finals thats ur prove
Mark jackson shouldn’t be announcing
Nah thats bullshit. Phoenix suns got more coverage and they got their asses absolutely blown out in the second round last year, and now this year. They've never won anything! And last year they didn't have an MVP on the team. Lets not forget that Jokic is a 2x MVP. It cracks me up listening to these media personalities back track from their bullsh*t, and trying to justify why they underrated jokic and the nuggets. Just be honest. You were all wrong, you all need to apologise. Not try to justify anything, Apologise.
I want the Nuggets to win the title. I'm a fan of Jimmy because he was drafted to my Bulls and I don't want him to lose again in the Finals. I'd prefer if the Celtics made history and won in 7 games just to lose to the Nuggets 😂
The Nuggets coasting for a month was partly because they were up 8 (!!!!) games on the next team in the Western standings. They could have won 60 games if they needed to, but they just rested up for the playoffs which of course spooked a lot of people. But they were far and away the best team in the league from December through their early March domination of Memphis.
Anthony Gordon? Now that would be an awesome basketball player. Anthony Davis talent with Gordon Motor and athleticism.
Can’t expect Jimmy Butler to do it again. Denver was the best team in the league all year. That roster (outside of gsw) has been the most complete 1-15 since ‘20 they just needed the 2nd most important player to get healthy And be there for the playoffs.
Jokic’s defense has been the most impressive and surprising to me this run.
He’s not an all defensive player, but he’s gotten a lot of timely stops through sheer IQ and timing!
Perkins aka racist enters the chat
Nice coverage.
Anthony Gordon lol
…If Heat wins Boston…they will play with Denver…don't go in front
Anyone that actually watched Jokic for the past couple of years could see this a mile away. I get analysts can’t watch every game for every team, but when a dude gets voted MVP twice, people should probably pay better attention.
Nuggets erased a 15-point deficit in all of 7 minutes in the 3Q and never trailed again in the game.
there is no dog in AD. He is way too cool and casual.
Cabinet choice is solid
I've been looking at them for the last 3 years and I thought this would happen when everyone got healthy and it looks like it's going to happen… They Swept not just beat but they Swept LeBron and the Lakers..stop comparing this dude to Jordan…he just got swept..period end of story
Why are you not coaching? Brilliant!
The story is Denver, and your commentary is such a buffoon air ball…can't even track that. But none of us are surprised as you and your network schillz. Just like the fraud refs. I say this as no Nugget fan, just watching the game behind the game roll.
Use me as the Anthony Gordon button
8:16 everyone ain't perfect but yeah… Jokic understands the game so ever since I remember calls against him always riles him up
Is that Midnight Marauders vinyl in the background?
who tf is anthony gordon 😂
It's almost like people saying he was missing his team the last two years were in fact right and the people trying to create narratives to not give Jokic the MVP that he absolutely deserved and that really wasn't close when considering the on court aspects only were as dumb as they looked at the time.
The Embiid fraudulent MVP will go down as one of the worst examples of why the media shouldn't vote on it, a few vocal idiots steered the herd into the completely wrong outcome and I'm yet to see a single one actually own that they were wrong on it. I mean you had one idiot not even give Jokic a vote the "narrative" was that strong/wrong.
Barely mentioned Jokic
i thought Denver got a big homecourt advantage from elevation??? fax!!!
Anthony Gordon 😂