You could not possibly ask for a better encapsulation of his season. Aside from Monte Morris' garbage-time layup, Jokic was the only Nugget to score in the last eight minutes and six seconds of the game. Instead, he not only returned, he dominated. If he hadn't played another minute the rest of the night, his offseason rest would have been well-earned. He left the game with a hamstring injury. He couldn't carry his teammates any longer. But with his season on the line on Wednesday, his body finally broke. He staved off a sweep in Game 4 with a 37-point explosion. A team that had no business sniffing the playoffs managed to earn a No.
and Jamal Murray, had to carry the Nuggets to a historic degree this season. Jokic, playing virtually the entire season without star teammates Michael Porter Jr. The phrasing was perhaps a bit odd considering their opponents from Golden State, but the sentiment was felt through the end of the game, and really, the entire season. "The guy is the definition of a warrior," Malone said of the reigning MVP. When Nuggets head coach Mike Malone addressed the media after Game 5, he had nothing but praise for Nikola Jokic. He may be a Nugget, but he's also a warrior Here are the biggest takeaways from Game 5. The Warriors advance to face the winner between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves. Jokic finished with 30 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists in the loss. However, Denver fell short in forcing a Game 6 and extending its postseason.
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Michael Malone's Nuggets have had success in the past in elimination games and even overcoming 3-1 series holes. They're also now 16-1 all-time when holding a 3-1 series lead - the lone loss came in the 2016 Finals. The Warriors clamped down on the Nuggets' offense late, holding them to just 20 points in the fourth and improved to 20-8 in closeout games under Steve Kerr. Stephen Curry finished with a team-high 30 points, while Gary Payton II came up big in the fourth quarter. The Golden State Warriors are moving on to the Western Conference semifinals after beating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 102-98 in Game 5 to clinch their first-round series.
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