Nikola Jokic spoke after his 118th career triple-double, emphasizing the importance of the victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Initially, he highlighted what brought the current NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets, the win, and those were the situations that occurred towards the end of the game.
“We had two offensive rebounds and free throws. They attacked our basket, missed a few open shots, but we scored at the end, so we won,” began Nikola Jokic.
He made crucial three-pointers, with a particularly notable one at a score of 111:109 that ultimately swung the game in favor of the team from Colorado.
“I’m shooting, trying, doing my best to make shots. If I’m open for a shot, I’ll take it.”
The big Serbian center talked about some details at the and said that the Denver Nuggets have to work more in the rest of the game not just to show up in the fourth quarter and takover the game in that part of the game.
“The game started slowly, we didn’t have energy. The entire first half was bad, but the second was good for us. We controlled the rhythm, had momentum, were aggressive, and took away their weapon. We have to work more in the rest of the game.”