US EditionJokic Says in Serbia, 'We Would All Be Fired' After Nuggets Playoff Loss
Jokic said the Nuggets should face harsher consequences for the loss and blamed players, not coach David Adelman, for the rebound and ball-handling problems.
- On Thursday, the Denver Nuggets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs after losing their first-round series in six games to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Denver struggled with injuries to Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, and Peyton Watson throughout a turbulent regular season that ended with a 54-28 record.
- The Nuggets were outplayed on the glass, losing the rebounding battle 50-33, while Jamal Murray submitted just 12 points on 4-of-17 shooting in the decisive game.
- "If we were in Serbia, we'd all get fired," Nikola Jokić said Thursday night, while explicitly defending head coach David Adelman from blame for the loss.
- The early exit forces difficult questions about whether the franchise can maximize Jokić's prime with Murray as his primary teammate, reshaping the roster's standing within the NBA.
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The Nuggets Went Out Like Suckers
"If we were in Serbia, we'd all get fired," Nikola Jokic said Thursday night, shortly after his Denver Nuggets lost their first-round playoff series in six games to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were missing their best player, another starter, and also a third guy who had filled in to capably replace the second guy. The Nuggets were down two key players as well, but you cannot construct any excuse for them to have lost this series at all, let …
Jokic says in Serbia, 'we would all be fired' after Nuggets playoff loss
The Denver Nuggets were knocked out in the first round of playoffs in the ongoing rivalry against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and star player Nikola Jokic spoke on whether he'll be staying with the team.
Jokic Isn't Enough, Nuggets Out on the 1st Round of the Play-Offs: "In Serbia We Would All Be Fired"
Denver eliminated at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves after 6 games. The center, three times Mvp: "But I want to stay here forever"
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