By Nikola Jokic to play in… red all season, raising his performance in the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets won the first championship in their history, prevailing 4-2 Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
Naturally, the Serbian superstar emerged MVP of the finals, having 30.2 points, 14 rebounds and 7.2 assists average in the series against the Heat.
With his statements, the former NBA player, Richard Jefferson, spoke in the best words about the talent of “Joker”, comparing them numbersbut also the abilities with those of great stars of the past, but also of the present in the magical world of the NBA!
What Richard Jefferson said in detail:
“Look. Kevin Durant for this is known as one of the best scorers in history. And Nikola Jokic, with all due respect, didn’t have the space that Curry and Thompson did. Those 30 points per game are pretty impressive.
For his assists. Magic Johnson in his first finals distributed 9.4 and Jokic 9.5.
Tim Duncan next to Robinson collected 11.5 rebounds per game. Jokic got 13.5…
Shall we talk about his three-point percentage? Of course, the amount of shots varies greatly, but looking at the percentage when the ball is in the air it measures 46.1%.
It’s Kevin Durant scoring. It’s Magic Johnson helping out. He’s Tim Duncan in the paint and he shoots better than a guy like Steph Curry. It is Giannis in the defensive part. He doesn’t say he blocks shots, or does everything Giannis did, but the numbers don’t lie guys.”
The stats don’t lie… #jokic #nbastats #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/Ua3e5Cv3s7
— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) June 13, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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