Nikola Jokic on Receiving Praise from Players Like LeBron, KD, & More

Nikola Jokic on Receiving Praise from Players Like LeBron, KD, & More

Get started niol coach talked about the second quarter as a a potential issue for you guys tonight just what happened in the second quarter just from your perspective I mean to have the B Energy same as seems as we had a better energy in a fort so I mean it’s a basketball as

A game of runs and um like we we shouldn’t allow that but they were just better team in that moment uh like we were better team in in a four core um so you know it happens hopefully it’s going to be short periods like a little less

So they score a lot we we didn’t play any defense we couldn’t take a shot we had a lot of turnovers it was just a bad uh sequence you had a shot to end the game with with 4 seconds left I know you guys talked about it prior to it was a heat

Play u what did you like the shot that you got first and foremost and was that you guys trying to go for um yeah yes and no I mean the ball supposed to go to to me but not that uh not that action to play u but um yes I

Think sh was good um sometimes you miss sometimes you make you know it is what it is coach Milan talks about how much energy it takes to dig out of the 20 plus hole and how that can sometimes that hurt you when he gets all the way

To overtime do you feel that during the game does it like does it take a lot of energy to dig out of those holes I mean yes but then still you have a lot of energy to play you know you still you have a you have you’re positive you you

See you’re catching the the lead and in one moment we we had the lead so I mean yes you get tired playing basketball especially catching the lead um attacking the paint tonight you guys had like they they’re really packing the paint especially on on when you guys were

Trying to attack was that something that you guys expected that they would do was it like just collapsing on the pain andow yeah that’s what they that’s what they do you know even even if uh nerk is down the floor they they’re going to still have the low man and they’re going

To still guy still guy still have the guy on the on the on the what’s the name um uh elbow kind of digging in so we we know we know what uh they’re going to do you know it just it just happen we lost sometimes sometimes you win sometimes you lose

What’s impress you about how usf’s kind of improved his game over time he’s such a different player than he was when he was here oh yeah I mean of course I mean he was young here especially I think he was still trying to figure out finding

Himself uh I think he had a great great um five six how many years in in Portland they had a kind of little air over there uh and now he I think he’s a great fit for them he can he can uh um he can defend really well he’s a big

He’s he’s a big guy who who can probably some some situation switch one through five uh monster on the glass uh you know he’s I think he’s a great fit for them and he’s embracing his role is he one of the strongest guys that you have to play

Inside um definitely up there I think uh yeah him probably probably Joel stepen Adams I really don’t know I don’t want to miss somebody but those three are uh kind of the top in one my on top of my head ni what what have you seen from Christian and Payton they’re two young

Guys but what gives you confidence that they can help you in the playoffs and the stuff that they do in games like this give you that I mean I mean specially defensiv specially energy you know you know Miss Miss um uh yes P what miss miss miss couple open looks but I’m I’m really I mean I like how he’s confident to shoot it so we believe in him that he can he can make those shots of course uh and and Christian I think he played really well

Today you know he he was all over the um floor he was his energy was really good so I think they can they can help special special in players Nia LeBron was really complimentary you the other night and Kevin just a minute ago does it mean more when you know guys that are

Alltime great have such reverence for you in in your game I mean of course I mean yes but if you I mean they need to say something nice of course they’re not going to talk I mean but yes uh I appreciate of course especially from those two who are the probably

Still uh face of the league and uh they still uh putting big numbers and still making difference in the game and still winning the game you know still having a huge impact so of course it means a lot take one more you got it good thank you guys appreciate it

Nikola Jokic Press Conference after Denver Nuggets 117-107 Overtime loss vs Phoenix Suns. In a post-game press conference following the Denver Nuggets’ 117-107 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns, Nikola Jokic addressed various aspects of the game and the praise he’s received from basketball luminaries such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Jokic highlighted the second quarter as a challenging period for the Nuggets, attributing it to Phoenix’s superior energy and execution, which Denver struggled to match. Despite these difficulties, he pointed out the team’s resilience and ability to fight back, especially noting the effort it takes to overcome significant deficits and how it impacts team energy levels. Additionally, Jokic expressed appreciation for the commendations from peers like LeBron and KD, acknowledging the significance of recognition from such esteemed figures in the sport.

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