“Outside of Russell Westbrook, probably one of the most disrespected MVPs” DeMarcus Cousins comes out in defense of Nikola Jokic after Warriors thrash Nuggets in first-round
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Nikola Jokic and DeMarcus Cousins
Nikola Jokic fought his way through the entire Western Conference and the league to get to where his team is at the moment. The Denver Nuggets finished their season down two major contributors on offense. They somehow managed to stay afloat beating teams better than themselves and the Joker made it point to prove himself.
The Nuggets were paired up with the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. They were able to win just one matchup in the five-game series which the Dubs ended up winning. Jokic showed a bit of struggle during the initial games as Draymond Green ta tackled him down to his weakest points.
Golden State Warriors take Game 5 to close out the series vs Denver Nuggets
The Warriors had the upper hand on offense against the Nuggets closing out the game at 102-98. Stephen Curry led the team with 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists on 10-22 shooting from the field. GSW worked their defensive skills to stop the Nuggets from outside scoring with 6 blocks and 10 steals. Nikola Jokic led him with 30 points, 19 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Jokic is potentially on his way to winning his second straight MVP award this year. He averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game in the series taking responsibility for different parts of the game like shooting, defense, and facilitation. He shot 57.6% from the field but had himself in and out of foul at times.
DeMarcus Cousins defends Nikola Jokic calling him one of the most disrespected MVPs ever.
DeMarcus Cousins signed with the Nuggets in January after bouncing around for a while. After failing to get past his former team, the big man opened up about the situation against them during the series hinting that it may have been the factor of experience that gave the Warriors an advantage. He also spoke about his teammate Nikola Jokic saying, “I’ve always respected him. He’s an incredible talent. Outside of Russ, probably one of the most disrespected MVPs in this league. His game speaks for itself.”
Draymond Green also had much appreciation for Denver’s center saying, “I just told him, thank you for making me better. It’s absolutely incredible to play against a guy like that. Incredible talent, it’s an honor and pleasure to play against someone so talented and so skilled. And usually, when you have a guy that is that talented and skilled, they are a little soft, he’s far far from soft.”
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