Nikola Jokic, who continues within the race for the MVP, dazzled once more this Monday after scoring a triple double of 25 factors, 17 rebounds and 12 assists.
Nikola Jokic, who continues within the race for the MVP, dazzled once more this Monday after scoring a triple double of 25 factors, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. The Serbian participant for the Nuggets, who signed the triple double quantity 104 of his profession, joins Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the one ones in historical past so as to add 10 video games in a season at 20-15-10.
However the victory of the Denver group towards the Philadelphia 76ers with out Joel Embiid or James Harden (116-111) was concerned in controversy as a result of absence of the Cameroonian middle, who's Jokic's important rival within the struggle for the MVP.
In an interview on 'The Athletic', Embiid spoke concerning the stress that's being placed on him to win the MVP. "After they discuss who has probably the most stress to win, I should not be on the prime of the record: I wasn't a two-time MVP, I wasn't an All-NBA 1st Workforce. So…why do they stress me to attain one thing when there are others who They've all that they usually have not gained but?" he questioned.
The 76ers participant additionally acknowledged that he appears like "the dangerous man within the film." "I actually assume I am not effectively appreciated. And that is wonderful with me. I will be the dangerous man. I am like an fool anyway, however after I retire I need to ensure they are saying: nobody may cease him offensively or defensively, he was a monster. I would prefer to assume I am a fucking monster," he mentioned.
In strictly sports activities phrases, the Philadelphia group has a demanding schedule within the coming days, with duels towards the Dallas Mavericks, the Toronto Raptors, the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Warmth. These from Denver, already mathematically labeled for the playoffs, will face the New Orleans Pelicans, the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors.
One other of the protagonists of the day within the NBA was Luka Doncic, who ended the streak of 4 consecutive losses for the Dallas Mavericks. The NBA annulled the suspension that weighed on him for his sixteenth approach, and the Slovenian led with 25 factors a momentous victory for the Mavericks within the area of the Pacers (104-127).
The Mavericks (37-39) stress the Lakers (37-38) for the tenth place, the final one that provides entry to the 'play-in'.
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