Denver – and Minnesota Timberwolvs Overcoming a professional performance and NBA is the best 61 points of triple performance from Nicolas Gokic To excel Denver Nags 140-139 in additional additional work Tuesday night.
61 points from Jokic- more than one player in the American Professional League this season-are also the largest number of points in the history of the American Professional League. Jokic, who played 52 minutes, 38 seconds, was also 10 rebound balls and 10 assists. The court did not leave after the end of the first half.
“Nicolas came to me after the third quarter and said:” I am good, “Naguz coach Michael Malon said. Leave me there. I don’t want to go out. Let me continue playing.
Yokic said: “The coach asked me several times [if I wanted to come out] But I was feeling good. “
Timberwolves sealing a pair of Nikil Alexander Walker Free pomegranate with 0.1 left, the conclusion of a wild sequence in it Russell Westprick He stole the ball at one end in the final seconds, missed the throwing of the ball, then disturbed Alexander Walker in the corner. The Timberolphs goalkeeper achieved two free pomegranates and was intentionally missing the third throw.
“He is a man who hates loss.” Malon said. “So he may not want to hear any of these things because he is a perfection and he is a competitor. Knowing the way I do, it is possible that he will put a lot of this on him. But we lost tonight. Denver Nags, we as a group group lost tonight, not one player.”
Westbroook left the square before the Denver Treasury room was open to the media.
“It is clear that I feel dismayed on Ross,” Malon said. “This last play we get a rotation, we do not turn, then the error. It was not a lack of effort or care.
“Sometimes it goes on, and for this reason we must be strong. We must be flexible.”
The big question: Should the balls not try to throw the ball and pull the ball again to turn around the clock?
“It is difficult. You have a bilateral break on one,” Malon said. As a coach, am I wake up to the margin screaming, “don’t go? “We have a small throw.
Jokic was asked if he would talk to Westbroook about the sequence.
“Why is it happening. It’s basketball. I’m sure he doesn’t want to make mistakes. This happens,” he said.
Anthony Edwards Minnesota led with 34 points to match 10 rebounds and 8 decisive passes. He got 10 entry points fourth quarter and scored 25 or more in seven consecutive games against Denver.
“He just took off and this is what the stars do and this is why he is a special person and a private player in this league,” said Gokic.
Jokic hit two free throws with 13.9 seconds to connect it in 112 in the organization. He decreased in floating with 7.3 seconds left to leave it in 125 in the first extra time.
“Nikola Jokic, may be the best basketball player I have seen closely, along with myself,” Edwards cracked. “He’s incredible. The MVP race is difficult. I don’t know. He had 60 years. That’s crazy.”
The game had a decisive intensity and was characterized by 21 bullets. Timberwolves has won six successively over Nags, including the qualifiers, where Jokic has become the second player in the history of the American Professional League loses from 50 three points, follow -up Wilt Chamberlain In 1963.
Timberwolves was without Naz Reed and Donte DivinCenzoWho were One match was suspended by the league For their roles in a fight in court against Detroit Bestone Sunday.
It was not Denver Murray beauty (Tarms of the knee) or Michael Porter Junior (Personal reasons).
Jokic 18 of 29 of the field ended, including six throws 3. 61 points had the second more in a game in the history of Nags (David Thompson 73 had in 1978), and the most surrender to the opponent in the history of Timberolves.
This was followed by a wild play near the end of the second extra time when Jokic stumbled Gadin McDaniels During the jumping ball. Jokic made one free glucose to give Nuggets offering 139-138.
Nuggets fell to 18-3 at home when tied or driving after the first quarter. They were led by 16 in the opening quarter.
ESPN and Assocated Press Research contributed to this report.
