Latest Nikola Jokic News
Denver Nuggets realize defending their NBA championship will be a tough task in improved West
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets met coach Michael Malone's challenge not to let up after winning the franchise's first NBA title. Nikola Jokic somehow got even better with another historic season that made him the odds-on favorite to win the MVP award for the third time in four...
Defending champion Nuggets finish second in West, beating Grizzlies 126-111
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The Nuggets (57-25) matched a...
Jokic scores 41 points and leads Nuggets past Timberwolves 116-107 to take lead in West
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic minimized the matchup between teams tied atop the Western Conference standings, then put on a show for the ages — and for anyone still doubting he's the best player on the planet. The odds-on favorite to win a third MVP trophy, Jokic registered his 20th...
'Pravi MVP': In any language, Mavs think Doncic is the NBA's best player
MIAMI (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks had a message on Wednesday night: “Pravi MVP.” Translated, that means Real MVP. And because it was coming from the Mavs, it was also pretty easy to figure out what the message on the T-shirts that players, coaches and staff wore before the game...
Murray and Jokic score 28 each as the Nuggets run past shorthanded Jazz 111-95
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Nikola Jokic tallied 28 points and 13 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets pushed past the shorthanded Utah Jazz 111-95 on Tuesday night. Murray missed seven games with a knee injury but is working his way back into game shape the...
Analysis: All-NBA will be more like an All-World team this season, once again
The voting hasn't taken place yet, though it's fairly obvious that Denver's Nikola Jokic will be the NBA's MVP this season and therefore extend the record streak to six consecutive years in which a foreign-born player wins that trophy. That's not the only international trend that...
Murray's return sparks Nuggets to 142-110 win over Hawks as Denver moves into first place in West
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray 's return rippled through Denver's roster in a rout of the Atlanta Hawks that left coach Michael Malone in a great mood and the Nuggets in sole possession of first place in the tight Western Conference playoff race. Murray returned from a strained right...
George, Clippers overcome Jokic's triple-double and hang on to beat Nuggets 102-100
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 28 points, James Harden added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-100 on Thursday night. The Clippers snapped a five-game skid at home despite the absence of Kawhi Leonard, who...
Warriors overcome triple-double by Luka Doncic to beat Mavericks 104-100
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points and the Golden State Warriors overcame Luka Doncic's 20th triple-double of the season to beat Dallas 104-100 on Tuesday night, snapping the Mavericks' seven-game winning streak. Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer at 33.9 points...
Nikola Jokic scores 42 and outduels Victor Wembanyama in Nuggets' 110-105 win over Spurs
DENVER (AP) — Chalk this one up to Nikola Jokic after Victor Wembanyama came up just short of outdueling the player who is hoping to soon pick up his third MVP award. Jokic scored 42 points and outdueled the Rookie of the Year favorite in Denver's 110-105 win over the San Antonio...
