Denver Nuggets Locker Room Celebration After Nikola Jokic Makes 31 Points vs. San Antonio Spurs!
[Applause] for the game we for 17 turnovers 27 off of those great activity with our hands 64 to 44 in the paint and 36 assists to only 13 turnovers bench play great 47 Off the Bench I want to give this to my man Zeke Nai blocks def up the floor good job it
Man it the freak hey go in go in not be satisfied all right right together 1 2 3 together
Nikola Jokic scored 31 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 117-106 on Friday night in a game played in the Texas capital as the Spurs drew a record crowd in their bid to broaden their regional fan base.
Jamal Murray added 15 points and 10 assists for Denver, which won its fifth straight game and for the 11th time in 12 games to remain atop the Western Conference standings.
Jeremy Sochan scored 19 points and Devin Vassell and Victor Wembanyama each had 17 points for San Antonio, which lost its third straight.
The Spurs have played in Austin the last two seasons to broaden their reach financially and build their fan base. The move proved a popular choice as the Spurs set the attendance record for a sporting event at the Moody Center with 16,223 on Friday.
Still, Nuggets coach Michael Malone was concerned his team would not have the right mindset, since Austin is not a traditional NBA city.
“It has a preseason feel to it,” Malone said. “I hope for our players that once the jump ball goes up that we understand this is not the preseason, this is a real game. We have to lock in and give it the attention and respect that it deserves.”
The game had its difficulties logistically. Teams were unfamiliar with where to go in the stadium.
Monitors and video boards for statistics were not updating or were completely out, and Spurs radio announcer Bill Schoening had to deliver his broadcast over his cellphone.
But, any concern Malone had about how the defending NBA champions would respond were quickly dashed.
The Nuggets shot 55% from the field and led by as many as 21 points.
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4 Comments
Is it made by plastic? 😂
Jamal playing 34 minutes need an explanation.
The smartest player in the Denver Nuggets is JM – he chased away the competition in LAC by scheming, he chased Collin Gillespie into the development league and now he can run wild as much as he wants. JM convinced the coach that he is a god and the unfortunate coach prays every morning when he gets up JM, not God. Realistically, JM is an unpredictable player who thinks he is better than Mike Jordan, but in fact he is insignificant without Jokic, he is at the level of the Chinese League.
Jokic being slow actually works to his advantage