“Nikola Jokic is a Triple-Double MACHINE!” – ESPN reacts to Nuggets beat Pelicans 125-113

“Nikola Jokic is a Triple-Double MACHINE!” – ESPN reacts to Nuggets beat Pelicans 125-113

Good that’s a little what a it to play I don’t know you it looked easy they took some big bites early and they they really didn’t need to do much in the second half but nibble well they you know they about halfway through the first quarter they’re down five and boy they just

Gained traction got it going defensively outstanding first half only gave up 51 and really shot it well all night long Scotty as you say when put up 125 you’re probably going to be in that W column yeah you’re going to be in a good good place and you want to talk about good

Defense the fourth quarters listen fourth quarters have been crazy all year to be honest with not just with Denver I mean throughout the league Zion you’re going to look at all the stat Geeks we get up in the morning as Z had 30 points we had 18 in the in the fourth quarter

And basically it was him just driving the basket trying to use his his body and everything else kept him in the game as a 18-point game when the starters went out finishes with 12 but I thought they did a great job on Zion on the in

The meat and and the critical part of the game they they they stifled me Z Geeks don’t talk as much as they type there’s more typing involved when it comes to that stuff yeah Nicole leic is 117th career triple double uh he uh had five straight TVs against the Pelicans

10 overall take a look at what he’s done just this season against the PS by the way this is the third and final time they’ll play this team but my goodness he just ran right through him oh my I mean I I’m such a purist I love that

Last call of the assist cuz tonight we went wow about what three or four times with some of the passes that he made but he did it all and he even threw down a dunk tonight Scotty yeah and you and I were talking that right there is going to be

On all the sports centers and all the other stuff highlight things he was phenomenal you tried to see Val junis tried to get a little floppy on him there for a while and he just backed him in and kept it there that right there’s a good pass too now how about that one

Perfectly time to throw Nia yic doing nicoa yic like things and that’s how you get it done tonight you know one more thing on him I I now the more I’m seeing him the more particularly with this year in this team it’s important for him to shoot the

Basketball it draws the defense in it keeps him uneasy and tonight I think he had something like what do you have 17 17 field goal attempt and he got to the line some made a three that that just ignites everybody else he well he’s got

To be the starter of the offense and and it is what and he’s still I mean he got 17 shots 27 points he still got 14 assists right he he had double digit assists in the third quarter uh and seven of them I think just in the third

Alone he’s a magician but he is your man and they they’ve got to feed him like that they’ve got to treat him like that teams double he’ll make the right plays I I’ll tell you big ke I don’t know if we’ll get it to it tonight I thought

Jamal Murray more so tonight than in the last week or so was a facilitator first was a score when he needed to be and I think that’s a key for this team he engaged the offense he also scored he had 20 points two other players NI yage

At 27 Jamal at 20 and PJ at 20 but you’re right he was looking looking the pass as much as he was looking to score yeah he got he got a couple early but then he really someone the second unit he got some really great passes and it

It seemed to make his offense go even better don’t you know at times he maybe tries to get shots up especially with that second unit but when he’s passing that basketball I think he’s got the complete game but yeah and once again facilitate when you’re in that starting

Group get mpj going he made a great assist across the court in the half court boom Michael hits the three uh get Michael going get Aaron going get Joker going and and then when years come take it take the game when it gives it

To you and I thought he did that in the first quarter did he came in with the second unit you got to be the man he’s got to be the man with the second unit let’s take a closer look at Junior the future is in your hands presented by The

Ball Corporation Michael Porter Jr tonight 20 points 10 rebounds it’s his ninth double double of the Season all of last season he had three double doubles so well ahead of pace yeah some of those he’s really done a good job on that rebounding area that joker is pulled

Away from the hoop once in a while and his link inside and going getting those defensive boards and he had one beautiful tip dunk tonight maybe we got that the tip DG with his 20th point and his 10th rebound here it is right here oh that was the one coming

Up whenever H that calls for a highlight he never gets it yeah come on I I told you guys to put that on like what do you do it trust me there were a lot of dunks in this game and most of them from the hands of Michael Porter Jr as the

Nuggets win big against the Michael how big was the difference that you could sense just in terms of energy from your team from Wednesday T night two oh it was Night and Day a different team um you know I felt in that Utah game you know that wasn’t Denver Nugget

Basketball we didn’t start the game with the requisite energy or urgency and against a team that’s playing well like Utah was you’re you’re playing from behind the whole night and my challenge last thing I told the players tonight was last five games they were outscoring their opponent in the first quarter 33

To 23 so our goal is small goal micro goal win the first quarter and I felt the way we started the game was tremendous the bench came in and followed suit with what the starters uh LED with um so 37 to 25 was really good

I love to have we ran tonight we had 19 fast break points uh 56 in the paint and uh 16 on the glass we had a plus 13 rebound margin 30 assists is always a great number too many turnovers though 17 for 19 um but I just nicoa came out

Aggressive Jamal was setting everybody up I thought Michael Porter had a terrific game tonight uh the bench unit came in and contributed this was a complete team win against a team that had won seven straight on the road so uh really proud of the group tonight what

Do you like most when you stagger Jamal with the second unit what what does he add to that unit those well it gives a gives us a guy that you can play through you I mean like with that starting group you know you have Nico you have Jamal

You have Michael Pope and Aaron you know five really good players when you get Jamal out you’re bring him in the second unit now one of your two best players is always on the floor nicolea Endor Jamal and now and then when you you have Reggie and Jamal together Jamal goes

From being the primary point guard in the first group and now he can play off the ball let Reggie handle the you the point guard responsibilities like we did for years with Monte Mars and I thought Jamal kind of likes cuz that’s what he was in college right I mean he was a

Combo guard so now he’s getting a chance to be a point guard and a scoring guard with that second unit and um Reggie pton had a really good first half Christian DJ um you know those guys are finding a rhythm with Jamal and that that’s that’s

Going to continue to get better Nico had two dunks tonight what was the last time you saw that oh man it’s been a while it’s uh yeah I can’t remember when the last time that happened but I I just liked his assertiveness tonight from the get-go you know he I thought he would

Him and Jamal were imposing their will early instead of like sometimes we have a habit of just kind of showing up and easing our way into games we can’t do that against the team that’s playing well but against anybody because they’re get we’re getting their best effort

Every night so we have to bring it to start the game and we did that tonight so yeah Nicole is a you know quiet athlete very very quiet but 27 14 and 10 and his efficiency is just through the roof right now 11 of 7 17 um it was

Great to see him have that night and Jamal nine assists two turnovers terrific numbers for him as well Jared bner was sitting in that chair a couple nights ago he was talking about greatness never it takes a night off and he cided nain and then he went on about uh joker as

Well Joker’s consistent great what does that mean beyond the triple double skills to a team after you have a blip like you did in Utah or maybe developing pton Watson into a championship culture yeah I mean if I’m a young player kids and I’m and not a

Locker room I am studying and watching everything Nicole does for me I might be I would eat what he eats I would drink what he drinks I would lift what he lifts and I would go as hard as he does every day and I always tell this to you guys like I wish

There was a camera behind the curtain a wizard of oz to see that like there’s no secret to success it’s hard work and Nico yes he’s talented he’s got a great IQ he makes everybody better but he puts a time in every single day and we talked about a pregame like the fact

That he plays at the level he plays at every damn night year after year after year is just incredible and so you hope that Payton Christian Julian jayen Hunter all of our young guys and even some of the Vets can can learn from his example cuz leadership can be vocal and

It could also be by his actions and Nicole’s actions speak really really loud and look at the results the guy’s the best player in the NBA best player in the world and all the success we’ve had obviously Nia is a very big part of that he coach the the pass he made the

Blind over the head pass I mean you’ve seen him make maybe thousands of great P where is I mean did that out your even your eyes a little bit that play yeah well it’s funny you know we drew the play up and you know the play was to get Nia in the

Pocket from Jamal and the way they defend we knew they were going to step up and I said Aaron you’re in the dunk work behind the defense as he steps up I didn’t imagine the behind the back o over the head pass you know that that’s

Just you know when you’re a young kid and you’re watching NBA basketball that’s Magic Johnson you know that’s Pistol Pete marovich the guys that just had this uh Pizzaz to their game and Nia can beat you a lot of ways and that was definitely one of the best passes I’ve

Seen him make and you after nine years there have been a lot of them but he continues to amaze do you have someone on triple double watch like how how do you monitor how close he is to getting a triple double and and do you pay

Attention to it during the game I I don’t have anybody monitored and I have no idea now with that being said I think he’s getting a triple double because he’s just a triple double king um the guy is he can score he can rebound and he makes everybody better so it seems

Like every night I don’t how many career triple doubles that is now I heard walking off the court Chris Dempsey saying that I think he’s got 10 career triple doubles against New Orleans uh which I’d have to imagine maybe the most against one particular team um but then

You think about how many times he’s missed triple double by one rebound or one assist but yeah I don’t get caught up in the individual stats till after the game it’s always about um are we playing the right way and and tonight we did that for most of the game the last

Couple of minutes I I wanted to leave but I had to sit there and watch it and be able to get through DeAndre minute last year were um were pretty rough and that was one of the reasons why he wasn’t in the rotation as much last year

They’re much better this year and the whole benches but deandre’s minutes in particularly have been much better what’s worked with him on the floor whether it’s guard play or how DJ’s played to make those minutes a lot more manageable for you guys yeah well one I

Give DJ credit to your point Matt I think DJ’s playing well you know it’s great to see him step up there make his free throws um he gives us offensively he gives us a Dynamic roller even at this stage of his career and then defensively he he had a play in the

First half where he walled up Zion at The Rim tremendous play he’s got size he’s got physicality and he also has a respect to the officials which is something that I think people don’t really fully understand when you’re a onetime Allstar 16year vet you’re going to get away with stuff that other guys

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“Nikola Jokic is a Triple-Double MACHINE!” – ESPN reacts to Nuggets beat Pelicans 125-113