Slow starts are meaningless as long as you can finish like Nikola Jokić. The two-time MVP shook off a cold night from the field by heating up when it mattered most in Game 5 of the First Round against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With his Denver Nuggets clinging to a two-point fourth quarter lead, the Joker received a pass in the lane from Jamal Murray and fooled both Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns with a slight pump fake before finishing with an and-1 hook shot while drawing a foul on Towns. Jokić scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half and completed a triple-double with 17 rebounds and 12 assists in Denver’s 112-109 closeout victory on April 25, 2023 in the 4-1 series win, setting up a Western Conference Semifinals showdown with the Phoenix Suns.
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Player Box Score
41:55
MIN
28
PTS
17
REB
12
AST
2
STL
2
BLK
2
TOV
3
+/-
8-29
FG
.276
FG%
3-8
3P
.375
3P%
9-10
FT
.900
FT%
Nikola Jokić
Season Averages
33:39
MIN
24.5
PTS
11.8
REB
9.8
AST
1.3
STL
0.7
BLK
3.6
TOV
9.3
+/-
9.4-14.8
FG
.632
FG%
0.8-2.2
3P
.383
3P%
4.9-6
FT
.822
FT%
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