“Nikola Jokic is your MVP whether you like it or not” – Michael Malone on Nuggets DESTROY Knicks

“Nikola Jokic is your MVP whether you like it or not” – Michael Malone on Nuggets DESTROY Knicks

Some guys tonight but a physical game like you expected how do you feel your guys uh you know met met that in terms of mindset and approach oh outstanding I think um you know going into the game the biggest concern I had was one obviously scoring against their defense

Number one defense the last 10 games but then it’s was going to be our ability to defensive rebound they’re the number one offensive rebound team in the league uh and to only give them four offensive rebounds is a a testament to our guys being locked in engaged and having a

Physical mindset um that’s a good team they’ve won four in a row I know they have guys out um but you know the score I think 66 in the paint 16 in transition 177 Second Chance points um obviously Michael franchise record now 193 made threes in the season uh he continues to

Shoot the ball 13 to 16 uh I told him just now I said go to Cabo whenever you want I’ll pay for it go to Cabo uh Nico another triple double and um obviously Jamal Aaron a assist so I thought everybody contributed and they went on

That run to start the fourth quarter we got our guys back in and kind of retook control of the game and we’re able to hold on you speak on Michael’s physical nature too of how he’s playing yeah well he he looks you know healthy he looks

Rested um I mean that move he had he drove didn’t have anything threw it off the backboard and went up I mean that’s that’s a hell of a play to do in a live basketball game you don’t see that very often but then on top of that just some

Of his his aggressive drives to the basket like he’s not just a jump shooter he’s shown he can get downhill attack and finish in traffic uh so I think Michael’s game right now is just uh firing on all cylinders and and he’s healthy which is a big part of that did

Uh did Jamal just turn an ankle on that landing at the end or was there anything else yeah just turned his ankle a little bit did you talk to him at all as he was he uh just quickly you know um you was in there we’re talking to all the guys

But go back in there always get the uh The Round Up from our training staff to make make sure everybody’s good Bron Brunson finished with 26 but I thought the job kcp did work it was really phenomenal I I couldn’t agree more and uh you know he got defensive player of

The game again um and you know all the guys in the locker room they call him first team I I just really sincerely hope that the national media and and everybody else F on this great League really takes into account the job he does every night we see it I see it

Every day you guys get a chance to see it but he is an incredible defensive player and you don’t stop a guy like Jaylen Brenson I mean he had two 40-point games on this road trip but I thought he made him work for everything tonight and um you can’t say enough good

Things about kavus cwell Pope he’s a pro he’s a leader he’s about all the right things completely selfless and he goes out there and does his job every single night uh to the best of his ability and uh and that’s why we call him first team

Cuz he is a first team all be a defender in our eyes you kind of touched on it but Mike was 10 of 10 inside the arc where have you seen his kind of comfort or confidence grow most when he’s driving or pulling up from Mees yeah you

Know after shoot around this morning you know I grabbed him quickly because he in Minnesota you know we don’t win that game with without Michael Porter and he goes on a 70 run by himself in the middle of an 18 to6 run and there was you know he he gets so much attention

And people are trying to keep him from coming up the floor and he back cut it and got a big dunk and I called them to as I said there are so many easy baskets out there for you like you don’t you you don’t have to work as hard as you’re

Working sometimes and cutting uh moving without it running the floor uh but then just uh the ability to put the ball on the floor operate in traffic and they go up and finish um that that’s to me is the as you mentioned 13 and 16 only took

Six threes uh and all the other ones are right at the rim and he was finishing at a very high percentage I know nothing is totally unbelievable with Nicole but could you tell that uh that shot with about 5 minutes left went over the back and over the top of the

Backboard yeah I mean it’s uh every time the guy shoots the ball whether it’s from half court against Golden State or behind the backboard tonight uh he has an uncanny uncanny ability to make and uh make tough shots and um again you know I just caution everybody not to

Take him for granted not that anybody does but um another triple double his numbers since since the All-Star break I think with 13- two he’s averaging close to a triple double in that time um almost two steals about a block per game and doing it at a very high percentage

From all areas of the floor um he’s he’s an MVP candidate every year for a reason loads of highlights tonight did you have a favorite uh the final score yeah the final score is always a favorite uh highlight um but I think some of the defensive plays I mean like kcp in

Transition you know not quitting on play staying in there I thought Jamal Murray had a couple of great passes Aaron Gordon had a couple of great passes um yeah it’s we’re playing at a high level and the and the challeng is with 12 to go can we continue to keep this up and

Stay healthy while doing so um but I I think our players deserve so much credit for their mindset and approach every single night last one sorry so did he basically allow Michael Porter Jr to go to Cabo every off day yeah is that what it is time I’ll pay that I’ll pay that

Ticket price you know you missed this cuz you had to talk to some friends over but he offered he offered to send us to the up defensively I know a lot is asked of Jamal Murray offensively and getting that two-man game and facilitating and and running things on that side of the

Floor but I can’t say enough good things about the Improvement in the effort and the urgency and the consistency that Jamal Murray is putting on the floor defensively this season he’s still working to be a better Defender but he that work has paid off and we’ve seen him have some really good possessions

What do you think coach is screaming there as he’s in that defensive posture what’s he saying step slide step slide hands hands high hands what’s he saying I think it’s more like rah rah like I think it’s just clapping and like ra not saying I don’t think he’s saying like I

Don’t think he’s directing him to say step slide stay down this isn’t 1972 J they’re not run they’re not running the Z drill anymore rah rah or step slide what you not literally Rah ra send your Tweet to ktie which one is it raah ra or step slide put that out on Twitter

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“Nikola Jokic is your MVP whether you like it or not” – Michael Malone on Nuggets DESTROY Knicks