How Nikola Jokic's ICONIC performance led Nuggets to Game 4 win vs. Wolves | Hoops Tonight
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- Jason Timpf reacts to Nikola Jokic's "iconic" performance in the Denver Nuggets' 115-107 Game 4 win over Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Jason discusses the massive nights from Jokic and Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray's clutch shot-making, and why Minnesota is in major trouble ahead of Game 5.
Timeline:
00:00 - How Nikola Jokic & Nuggets took over Game 4
11:00 - Aaron Gordon dominates
14:00 - Jamal Murray's massive shots
15:45 - Why Timberwolves don't have enough firepower
22:44 - Game 4 Film Study
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Best player in the world and it’s not even close.
Ant
@@bincorleone& then u woke up
Not yet, broski unless you mean joker hahaha
MVP maybe. ANT better individually. 45-5-5 and his playoff numbers are undisputable
I agree. Best player in the world. It’s close tho. 😂
I never imagined my favorite player to watch would be a 7 footer who can barely dunk
I dunno man you see his dunk last night? I didn’t know he had that in him.
the Joker seldom dunk & jump aggressively to avoid injury..
It's art
Aaron Gordon has actually said that Jokic is a much better dunker than people realize, he just doesn't do it.
Right!?
Joker is awesome. He’s fun to watch
Jokic got top 10 all-time potential. Already top 15
love jokic but top 15 is a crazy stretch. wld be curious to see who you put him above
@@ebc817he’s already in elite company by winning his 3rd MVP. I wouldn’t say top 15, but he’s close
@@ebc817I already got him above KD and Giannis whereas other ppl may not be ready to yet. Either way I don’t see how he can lower than 18-20 range rn
@@ebc817there’s not even 10 players in nba history with 3 mvps & a ring 😂😂
If he wins this year he is top 10. If he 3 peats he passes up Shaq. If he wins 4 in a row he’s up there with magic and bird and Duncan..if he wins 5 in a row he’s up there with the goats
Every time they doubt him, he proves them wrong.
Every.
Single.
Time.
Top 10 all time, and climbing.
For Nuggets fans nothing the Jokic era Nuggets do is really truly surprising anymore but I have to admit their 9-4 playoff road record this post season and last is hard to believe. That's a .692 road winning percentage against playoff caliber opponents in sold out and completely hostile buildings. That's 57 win pace over an entire regular season. What else can you say but 'amazing!'
Facts Tom.
Two of those losses took historic nights by Booker and Durant just to win by ~5 lol
@@calebwilson3892 Yeah, exactly. I think Booker averaged over 40 a game in those two games and shot over 80% from the field. Not an exaggeration at all to call that historic.
I've been following the Nuggets since the days Larry Brown coached the team. This is a golden age that I appreciate so much!
@@tompratt7125kd too. They combined for 80+ in both games
AG is the X-Factor!!
I think he is a robot
DELUXE X-Factor
Massive props to Jokic and the guy who needs to be talked about more - coach Malone. He knows how to prep his guys for war. At this point nuggets have all the momentum.
Yes! Denver Nuggets is like tennis GOAT Roger Federer, not the best at anything but is about 80-85% on every aspect of the game.
@@spandsbabFunny enough, in one of Jokic pre draft interviews in 2014, he said that he was not great at one thing, but good at everything.
@rickyricardo2006 Man, he knew who he was right at the beginning, no delusion or narcissism. He is so unique compared to any greats!
Aaron Gordon deserves just as much props for Game 4
Jokic is still inevitable.
Whoever wins this series will be the champ.
No single doubt about that in my mind.
Only the west champ unless Tatum is really a choker
@@evdawgbeathe is. There really isn’t any reason to say he isn’t
@@evdawgbeatthe Celtics, and the rest of the East for that matter, are soft AF and aren’t playing to nearly the level of Min or Den. I agree with OP; whoever wins this series is taking it all. The eastern teams are just delaying their vacation/offseason at this point…
@Halfdozengp the only way you can believe that is by cherry picking failures and ignoring successes...
Tatum in game 7s for his career:
Record: 5-2 (losses to Lebron as a rookie and last year when he sprained his ankle on the first offensive possession of the game).
PPG: 26.7
RPG: 9.3
APG: 5.1
FG%: 47.4
3 pt %: 47.9
+/-: +55
Tatum in all elimination games for his career:
Record: 11-6
PPG: 26.5
RPG: 8.7
APG: 5.9
FG%: 37.8%
3 pt %: 44%
+/-: +87
That is all before he turned 26.
Has he come up short later in the playoffs? Obviously he has, but so has basically every great player ever early in their careers (with a few exceptions - but every one of those exceptions are first ballot HOFers and consensus top 10 players all time). Remember when Lebron was a chonarrative, huhma while since we heard that narratige,
@Halfdozengp the only way you can believe that is by cherry picking failures and ignoring successes...
Tatum in game 7s for his career:
Record: 5-2 (losses to Lebron as a rookie and last year when he sprained his ankle on the first offensive possession of the game).
PPG: 26.7
RPG: 9.3
APG: 5.1
FG%: 47.4
3 pt %: 47.9
+/-: +55
Tatum in all elimination games for his career:
Record: 11-6
PPG: 26.5
RPG: 8.7
APG: 5.9
FG%: 37.8%
3 pt %: 44%
+/-: +87
That is all before he turned 26.
Has he come up short later in the playoffs? Obviously he has, but so has basically every great player ever early in their careers (with a few exceptions - but every one of those exceptions are first ballot HOFers and consensus top 10 players all time). Remember when Lebron was a choker? Beem a while since we heard that narrative, hasn't it?
Mailbag question: It increasingly feels like Denver was a sleeping giant, their first 7 games of the post-season all seemed quite lethargic, like they were bored. And then the drubbing from the Wolves in game 2 finally roused the giant. How big of a step have the Nuggets taken from the first 7 games compared to the last 2? Also, Mike Malone seems like such an underrated coach. He always seems to make nearly perfect adjustments in games, and I think he is the greatest motivator right now. Still no CotY mention even.
Jason Timpf is a dawg. Best analyst. Get this man on FS1 more, Cowherd!!!
I remember Jason is a jokic doubter being a top player
If he can stop saying "right" after every sentence he wouldn't be so annoying
Best hoops basketball channel on RUclips
Props to this guy for an absolute masterclass breaking down jokic and game 4. Just cant stand how he turns from a genius to an idiot when talking bout lebron and the lakers.
If Joker ever gets a consistent 3 point shot its lights out!!
He’s a consistent 3 point shooter now. Better than most guards
I mean, he’s flirted with 40% a few season- he takes them when it’s the right play.
The "consistent guys" think it's realistic to shoot 100%... 100% of the time.
Scoring resiliency! What a perfect term! As a Houston rockets fan, it pretty much sums up my frustrations with James harden in general.
When Jokic decides to go Air Joker, there's no stopping that freight train.
I've got Jokic ranked at exactly #14 all time with only MJ, LeBron, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Wilt, Russell, Duncan, Shaq, Big O, Curry, Kobe and Dream ahead of him. Before he's done I think he's got a chance to pass everyone but the top 4 on my list.
Peace! You forgot Oscar Robertson; and not just you forget him most of the population does. I would rank Oscar above Jokic as I would some others..
@@99alfailiwaqain51 Big O is Oscar Robertson so no I didn't forget him.
As a Nuggets fan-i agree 100 %. You've been among the highest nationally on Jokic. But you have to be honest & hold every player accountable on game to playoff game basis-while still recognizing the big picture.You do a great & fair job of that with everybody but particularly true with Jokic.
I often bring you up at the arena-when talking to Nuggets fans who swear everybody nationally disrespects,& wants to question Jokic.You,Colin,JJ Redick,Tim Legler,Bill Simmons,Rusillo,Tim Mcmahon,& Lowe(ESPN)-I always bring up as longtime Jokic deffenders,& are usually completely fair in their analysis of him.
My Nugz have finally shown up in the playoffs
great examples of Denver's masterclass on defense and offense.....thank you Jason for demonstrating with clips and on point explanations
Went from Wolves in 4 to get ANT some help realll quick. For those of you who don’t know, this is what the nuggets do. Anyone counting them out after game 2 doesn’t know this team. There are levels to this. Nuggs in 6
They (Nikola) always use the first half of the game to figure out the team, and then they start playing. In this series, they needed the first two games to figure wolves out. I, also, think it's going to be Nuggs in 6.
Last night 19 sec to score 8 to 0 to make 15 point is FAST and Furious in the making
What a series. Game 5 will be so crucial. Excited to see to shows up.
Joker has a High IQ 😮 Cat 🐈 and Rudy got up to Block the Shoot but last Second he Pass it to AG 😮😅 🤴 👏 🃏 MVP3
Uhhh yeah! Champ Mode ON! Such a pleasure to be around since the 90's and now that Mindblowing Nuggets Team! I am so so happy to see the return of Big Man and how Jokic redefined the Center position!
I love your stuff!
We know Jason u tha real one! Keep rolling man, we must tell when someone do wrong and of course when he doing right! 💯👍
First time I've seen your play breakdowns and I love it! Would love to see more!
LOVE THIS BREAKDOWN. I LEARNED SOME THINGS!
Job is not done! One game by one.... 10 more to go! No flying high after those 2 games. At all! LFG Denver 💪💪💪
Aaron Gordon is kind of doing what Wiggins did for the Warriors during their last championship run. Last night the Nuggets played almost perfectly but yet if Minnesota makes two less mistakes they may have won that game. These teams are very close. It is really a battle of an unstoppable offense and an unbeatable defense. I think in the modern NBA the offense is going to win that battle given enough time to adjust. Big Time nuggets fan so I'm hoping that my theory holds true.😊
He’s significantly better than Wiggins, but agreed he’s kinda in that role. I’d liken it more to Rodman in terms of impact and longevity if not play style though. You don’t want AG shooting the three, but if they are giving it, he has to punish. Most games he’s just meant to cut and play in the dunker spot
@@OwenHooper-mv4fm but like most people that play for Denver he is multi-talented and can play other roles when they need him to. You have to remember the role that he played with Orlando. Then he wasn't a great player but he was a very big wing defender with good ball handling for a guy of his size. I think people think of the dunker spot thing is kind of an insult as like that's the only thing that he can do is get EZ passes from Jokic and slam them home. He has to work to get into that spot in behind people and it's not as easy as people think plus those passes come really fast and you have to be pretty skilled just to get them and be very alert to know that they're coming.
I think Wiggins was pretty damn great during that series against Boston and that's how I was comparing that kind of role. He hit a lot of threes and did a lot of rebounding but also took it to the basket. The guy is extremely talented but there's something wrong with his head. I don't know what's going on in his personal life but it's become pretty fucking weird. He will be a story of wasted talent for sure.
Great analysis again, Jason. Big fan of yours. Great job!
Henry Cavill breaks down hoops type beat
All I know is this series is going to continue being EPIC until the finish!! 👍👏🥳🥳🔥🔥
Thank you for the best basketball analysis you da goat 💪🏼
AG is just phenomenal with his ability to change his approach on a game by game basis, depending on what the Nuggets need.
Jokic def played more aggressive in the first half. He went out and actively tried to score. His typical passiveness has been my top critique of his game.
What a wonderful analysis !
I love this pod.
Are you watching, Shaq?
Im out of loop but im seeing these thanks for motivation shaq comments everywhere
Can u explain ?
@@Ookayy004 if you go watch Inside the NBA’s interview with Jokic when he won the MVP a few days ago it’s there. But essentially Shaq decided he would tell Jokic he didn’t think Jok deserved the award. Made the entire thing about himself as usual in the meantime
@dandan4092 yeah i saw tht n was like
Thts kinda pitty shaq wtf
Shaq was acting like he had bet on shai
Also i think
Shaq knows he will never be considered "GOAT"
So he toom mantle of goat bigman
So everytime bigman gets recognition
He gets jealous
He proved to be such a small man with that. I lost a whole bunch of respect--was such a cowardly hit job
I love these vid breakdowns🤙🏼
This team has special potential. I hope they can keep it together and realize it fully.
Aaron Gordon was phenomenal in this game...probably his best post season performance of his career. He does not get enough credit for this particular game(outside of you Jason). Dude was unstoppable on both ends of the floor.
Great video
I love true and honest analysis
Im glad to subscribe 👍
Much appreciated.
Go Nuggets! Get that Gangster Sweep!!
Ant and Jokic have so much respect for each other. Especially ANT, been highlighting in interviews that Jokic is the best player in the world
I can’t believe how much top end all time talent is in the NBA right now .
Mailbag:
I absolutely love your content. Thank you for satiating my NBA playoffs post game(s) addiction!!!!
No disrespect but i think SGA should have won this game....
😂
Haha. Quality post.
Praising and criticizing are all okay. Just don’t link everything with long-term legacy, especially before the series is over. If you want to update your thoughts about legacy of a player, do it between series.
Good analysis, dude
39:32 - that's such an awesome pass. At first glance it merely looked like a decent/good pass. But Jokic's insanely quick transition from a fake shot to a flip pass with such small margin of space to get through makes it so much better than how it looks at a glance. In particular Jokic's fake shot attempt looked genuine and that period of time between the fake shot to a flip happened so fast even in slow motion.
I guess those are his water polo reflexes. It's kind of like an extra reflex that no one else in the NBA has or they do, but jokic's reaction time is fractions of a second faster.
I just hope we get a couple games in this series where both teams are playing well.
Nuggets Mavs, Celtics Knicks. Nugget Celts. Nuggets repeat. Reign of the Joker.
Mailbag question: You mentioned that there are around 7 resilient scores in today's NBA, who are these players? Awesome content, this is my favorite NBA channel. I started following your videos since the Warrios championship run in 2022. Greetings from Mexico.
These people had such a huge hard on to call jokic trash they didn't even waited for the series to end. For once main stream media and alt media together were already cheering after two losses.
The amount of people that think the tpups are done is wildddd.
So much better without colin. No offense but that post game analysis between Jason and Collin was trash. It was just 15 minutes of glazing Anthony Edwards.
So I’m very happy that Jason is doing proper analysis without Colin
Must be a salty Denver or Boston fanboy huh?
@@KxngAntTae this would make sense 2 games ago..
Mailbag question: Would you like to call nba games? I think you would do a great job analyzing the plays. Awesome content, this is my favorite NBA channel. Greetings from Mexico.
But i though Jokic lost his legacy LMMAO
The KAT thing is simple. Due to Rudy in the paint and his own bad fundamentals he can’t get touches in low post. Therefore he driving from wing or 3 point line when he has no wiggle. In order for him to cook he needs mid range game… post fundamentals= do your work early seal your man not post your man dribbling 18 ft
Jok put on a master class
Nuggets in 6!! 🦁🦁
🙏
I think Minnesota will win at home then Denver wins game 7
AG is the key to the series
Did he do a live reaction? I didn’t see it
Joker is the man period nuggets will win series they are the defending champion for a reason
Colin needs to promote to the sole person talking hoops
Is that a Grateful Dead poster in the background?
No mention of the complete phantom call on Gobert that precipitated the 8 point swing at end of half?
The Nuggets purified themselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
All the people that was in these comments after game 2 crushing Jason seems to have gone missing 🤣🤣
@collincowherd get Jason on the show ASAP
Very quickly it turns into a how do we bully kat tutorials😂
-6.5 wolves were favourite in game3
Why doesn't Malone put Watson on Anthony Edwards? I think he can slow him down.
I agree but because of Minnesota’s stifling defense and the lack of Denver’s bench scoring they needed a 3 point threat to stretch the floor so they chose Justin Holiday, but Watson to me has potential to be in an all defensive team soon
He’s been bad on the other end of the floor.
He did it, and he was terrible even on D who is his best part of the game. He was schooled by Reid,Kat and Ant.
T wolves can execute like they showed in game 1, but when the Nugs lock in the margin is slim. Jamal and Jok playing poorly definitely swings that but it’s rare.
Don't fck with Gru, take that pipe and smoke it slick Rick
Whats true is that the Wolves scored more points than in their game 1 and 2 wins. They just leaked on the defensive end.
When I looked at the Thumbnail I was like "why the fuck is Henry Cavill talking about the NBA?"
Sooo Aaron Gordon turning into Steph Curry for a game and Denvers less than average bench shooting 100% from 3 is Denver "figuring out" Minnesota's defense. Got it 😅
Good luck keeping those % up next game
COPE.
Refs
Minnesota played bad
DEN cheating and dirty
They only won because their bench and Gordon played great
Jamal should be suspended
What else?. I'm doing a whole list
Lol i love your saltiness .... It's beautiful ❤️ and it's soooo satisfying 🙃😉🤫
Mail bag question. Last second shot, who’s your guy, Murray, Irving, or someone else? -Ron
Just show the half court shot from Murray! I know it's luck but why end right before 😂
So, the Wolves poked the Sleeping Giant Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets swarmed.
I said before this series the one thing Wolves fans shouldn't do is challenge Jamal and he suddenly looks like playoff Jamal off all those boobirds.
Top 5 centers of all time?
1. Wilt
2. Kareem
3. Russell
4. Hakeem
5. JOKER
Shaq?
@@jayp398 There's only 5 spots ... Shaq is not in that list
@@jayp398 I'd probably put him at #7 after Moses?
@@bryanfox6726my thoughts, exactly
@@jayp398 he ain't top 5 in my opinion
Top 10 when they get their 2nd chip.
There is no answer in personnel for Minnesota with Denver bigs bringing the ball up...period
I made my own prediction for this series, if you have a minute to watch I would really appreciate it
Ok I watch
I'll give Jokic this: he's outplayed KAT in 2/4 games.
TWolves have 1.5 legitimate offensive players, ANT and sometimes KAT, who no shows. TWolves are relying on ANT, shooting 56% from the field and 44% from 3, that's not sustainable, he is going to have at least one off game in this series.
Aaron Gordon
the media hype after the second game and collective underestimation of the nuggets has just turned minnesota into the new lakers. next time they win against nuggets will be in 2026. real winners after game 2 were actually lebron and lakers
When did you first realize Jokic might be good enough to be an all time great??
When I first saw him orchestrate the offense ... Very Few in History Have done anything like it?
Minny lost 2 games in a row and they don’t have anyone reliable outside of ANT now? 😂
Stop explaining yourself.. we get it
After every game people say Ant can't keep doing this and if anything he is getting better.
Some clowns after Gm.#2 saying the Nuggets and Joker were finally getting "exposed!"🤣 So much overreacting these days because most ppl don't have proper perspective on the game. Plus, they let "today's opinions" by the ridiculous media affect how they think! NBA history has multiple examples of teams coming back from 0-2!
TWolves fans were talking all that shit and now they're nowhere to be found
Because they we’re really just disguised lakers fans lol. Wolves fans don’t actually exist
I can't overreact to any of the first four games and in no world do I see them beating MN in four straight when they haven't lost more than two straight all year long. 2-2. Both teams have beat each other all year and on the road. I truly believe ANT is the best player in the league when he's on. Joker might be the MVP, but I think ANT is the best individual player in the league and I think his playoff numbers back me up on that. If MN can find anyway to close the gap even just a tad through better defense or better offense, ANT will have a chance to win them the series. Three games of that and I like the T-wolves chances. We will see what happens.
For me, after the merge of NBA and ABA in 1976-77 season, just talking about their prime year, only Lebron and MJ were definitely better than Jokic.