Denver Nugget’s Nikola Jokic shuts down Zion Williamson to secure a close victory against New Orleans Pelicans

Denver Nugget’s Nikola Jokic shuts down Zion Williamson to secure a close victory against New Orleans Pelicans

Nikola Jokic and Zion Williamson

The former Western Conference finalists Denver Nuggets are heating up the NBA league lately. As the playoffs are nearing, the team has put up impressive performance. Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets center has pulled off another mind blowing win with his last moment defense heroic. Nikola Jokic, who is already running for the MVP candidature this season has solidified his stance after blocking Zion Williamson in what happened to be a definite equalizer. The Denver Nuggets sealed a great win while Nikola Jokic strengthen his chances for the regular season MVP. His important block came up in last seconds giving Denver Nuggets the edge over new Orleans Pelicans.

The Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans faced each other in an intense battle. It was a neck to neck game with both the teams going back and forth on lead continuously. However, Nuggets managed to beat the Pelicans 114-112 with Nikola Jokic’s last minute block on Zion Williamson. The pelicans came off a 13-point deficit despite Nikola Jokic pouring down three-pointer. It came down to the finals seconds that could change the game completely, but Joker’s crucial block sealed the deal.

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The Denver Nuggets are deprived of Jamal Murray who hurt his ankle against the Golden State Warriors. But Nikola Jokic has swiftly taken over with his versatile ability. In the dramatic game today, he displayed impeccable shooting accuracy with his three-point shots. But Pelicans came up the deficit with fighting spirit with Brandon Ingram dunking on Nikola Jokic to get the difference up to 2 points. With 9.9 seconds remaining, Eric Bledsoe retrieved the ball from side line throw and rushed to handover possession to Ingram. Ingram took a stride into the paint and dished an easy bucket chance to Zion Williamson. While Zion rose to make the bucket, the Serbian center Nikola Jokic came flying and swatted the ball away. It denied a certain overtime possibility for the Pelicans as Nuggets got a win. Nikola Jokic’s last moment heroic was the reason Denver Nuggets could achieve the last minute victory.

The team has levelled up the game lately. After being just above .500 in the league they are inching towards #1 position in the West. Joker has carried the team a long way. Other than this, Nikola Jokic has made a solid statement for his MVP contention. Although he is a center, Jokic is averaging ridiculous numbers in the league so far. He is one true contender for the MVP trophy.

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