{"id":426872,"date":"2023-06-13T19:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T19:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=426872"},"modified":"2023-06-13T19:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T19:33:34","slug":"nba-championship-nuggets-nikola-jokic-downplays-the-win-the-mvp-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-championship-nuggets-nikola-jokic-downplays-the-win-the-mvp-title\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Championship: Nuggets&#8217; Nikola Jokic Downplays The Win &#038; The MVP Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday night, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets celebrated their first NBA championship victory as a team.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic&#8217;s individual efforts in the Playoffs and Finals have been indescribably strong, even though the team&#8217;s effort was what ultimately got them over the finish line. After concluding the game on Monday with 28 points, 16 rebounds, and four assists, he was named the NBA Finals MVP.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic, though, stands out for his selflessness, going above and above to acknowledge and thank his teammates even after winning MVP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Confetti showers Nikola Jokic and his daughter as the Nuggets win the NBA Championship! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bl4nQZZdy8\">pic.twitter.com\/Bl4nQZZdy8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1668465416363032580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>NBA Championship: Nuggets&#8217; Nikola Jokic Downplays The Win &amp; The MVP Title<\/h2>\n<p>Dismissing individual stats in favor of team success, Jokic said, &#8220;My focus has never been those kinds of records or whatever the media are putting on me. I&#8217;m just trying to win a game and just play every game. Go step-by-step and play every game to win a game, as simple as that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am just happy we won the game. That&#8217;s why basketball is a fun sport. It&#8217;s a live thing. You cannot say, &#8216;This is going to happen&#8217;. There are so many factors. I&#8217;m just happy that we won the game. &#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic is the 1st player in NBA history to lead the playoffs in total points, rebounds, and assists.<\/p>\n<p>All. Time. Greatness. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jJFwL4SY9S\">pic.twitter.com\/jJFwL4SY9S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1668465759423713281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was able to accomplish it in front of the Denver fans in Game 5, and it was the ideal way to triumph. On Monday, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 to win the series.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic doesn&#8217;t appear phased by their historic triumph, despite everyone else&#8217;s jubilation. Jokic was questioned about his feelings towards being an NBA champion after the game. He announced that they had completed their assignment and could now relax after their hard labor in a cool, collected manner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic&#39;s updated resume \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZ5gZnFRkZ\">pic.twitter.com\/hZ5gZnFRkZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1668686411480834069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I need to go home,\u201d Jokic said when asked if he\u2019s looking forward to the parade, which is set for Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He inhaled deeply and scratched his head, thinking of the days to come.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic had a similar comment during his postgame interview with ESPN\u2019s Lisa Salters, who asked how it felt to be an NBA champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic is the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAFinals<\/a> MVP! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jfZoEHyNFx\">pic.twitter.com\/jfZoEHyNFx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1668457497210888193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good,\u201d Jokic said. \u201cThe job is done and we can go home now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, Nikola Jokic has been the Denver Nuggets&#8217; best player during the NBA Finals, helping the team win its first title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Favorite part of the Nikola Jokic presser, on patience, process and the journey to the NBA Championship:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to be successful, you need to be bad, then you need to be good, then when you\u2019re good, you need to fail, then when you fail, you\u2019re going to figure it out.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFIQB5pfmH\">pic.twitter.com\/uFIQB5pfmH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny (@dajosc11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dajosc11\/status\/1668486070751698948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jokic&#8217;s services were crucial in helping the Nuggets achieve their present level of success. His influence on the group has been notable and merits consideration. With an average of 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game, Jokic has continued to post remarkable numbers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic went up to every Heat player before celebrating with his teammates \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rAs70E98ur\">pic.twitter.com\/rAs70E98ur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1668467192734662656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ex NFL Star Peyton Hillis Shares A Near Death Situation While Saving Children\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ex-nfl-star-peyton-hillis-shares-a-near-death-situation-while-saving-children\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ex NFL Star Peyton Hillis Shares A Near Death Situation While Saving Children<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday night, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets celebrated their first NBA championship victory as a team. Jokic&#8217;s individual efforts in the Playoffs and Finals have been indescribably strong, even though the team&#8217;s effort was what ultimately got them over the finish line. After concluding the game on Monday with 28 points, 16 rebounds, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":395502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,51],"tags":[2204,2215,343,9445,9443,9444],"class_list":["post-426872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-denver-nuggets","category-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-nba-news","tag-nikola-jokic","tag-nikola-jokic-mvp","tag-nikola-jokic-nba-championship","tag-nuggets-won"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}