Nikola Jokic

The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation in Saturday's playoff game. With 1.3 seconds remaining in the game and the Wolves holding a big lead, Jokic initiated the confrontation by shoving Minnesota forward Jaden McDaniels. Randle escalated the situation by getting involved and shoving Nuggets guard Bruce Brown. Both Jokic and Randle were ejected from the game. Despite it app...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic admits he's struggling in the Rudy Gobert matchup as the Minnesota Timberwolves took a 3-1 series lead in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets are on the brink of elimination against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in part due to an uncharacteristic drop in efficiency and late-game production from Nikola Jokic. Through four games, Jokic is still producing at volume, averaging 25.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists. However, he has not been as efficient as he can […] The post Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s Game 4 night was so rough he thought somebody stole his underwear appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jaden McDaniels' late layup in Minnesota's 112-96 Game 4 victory over Denver incited a skirmish with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets on Saturday night, a scrum that led to ejections on a night when the Timberwolves secured a 3-1 series lead at Target Center.

After struggling in Game 3 — he shot just 7-of-26 from the field in the loss — Nuggets center Nikola Jokic praised Minnsota’s defense and acknowledged he needed to score much more efficiently ahead of Game 4, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. Jokic didn’t find much more success in Game 4, however, scoring […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic revealed an unusual personal situation with media members present at their Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

When Nikola Jokic had the same injury this season, he missed a month. Edwards could miss the entire second round, too.

The Denver Nuggets are staring down elimination. Inside Ball Arena, though, belief hasn’t wavered, at least not from acting head coach David Adelman. This follows a sobering 112-96 Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that pushed Denver to the brink of a 3-1 series exit. Despite that, Adelman doubled down on the only formula […] The post Why Nuggets’ David Adelman still trusts Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray in Game 5 vs Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Shaquille O'Neal continues to hate on Rudy Gobert.

Where do we draw the line on physicality? And wasn’t handchecking made illegal a long time ago?

Talking smack the way Jaden McDaniels did in the aftermath of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets on the road can only have one of two effects. It can either jolt the opposing team wide-awake, or it can put the trash-talking side at quite an advantageous position, mental-wise. It certainly looks […] The post Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels stands on business in Game 3 after calling out Nuggets stars by name appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Magic So close to 2-0. Then one quarter changed everything for the Magic. A 30-3 run by the Pistons flipped Game 2, turning control into a missed opportunity. Orlando dropped the game and now heads home tied 1-1. No brushing that off. “You can’t just flush it and act like nothing happened,” Paolo Banchero said, via […] The post NBA Notes: Magic, Paolo Banchero, Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Grizzlies appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Where do we draw the line on physicality? And wasn’t handchecking made illegal a long time ago?

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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has silenced critics with his laudable job against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in their back-to-back wins in their first-round series in the playoffs. Gobert made everything difficult for Jokic in Game 3 at Target Center on Thursday, limiting him to 7-of-26 shooting. His stifling defense was a major factor […] The post Watch Rudy Gobert’s hilarious exchange with Dirk Nowitzki about unexpected move in Timberwolves’ Game 3 win appeared first on C...

In a rare instance, Nikola Jokic looked vulnerable. He failed to lift the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, as they suffered a blowout loss, 113-96, and fell 2-1 in their first-round series in the playoffs. It was not for the lack of trying for Jokic, but he struggled against […] The post Jamal Murray’s panic level over unprecedented Nikola Jokic dud in Nuggets’ Game 3 loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Nikola Jokic endured the worst shooting night of his playoff career Thursday, connecting on just 7 of 26 field goal attempts as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 113-96 to claim a 2-1 first-round series lead. The loss marked the first time since January that Denver failed to surpass 100 points. The Nuggets, who posted the second-best offensive rating in NBA history at 121.2 this regular season, were held scoreless at an alarming rate from the opening tip. Denver managed o...

The 27 points and 15 rebounds that Nikola Jokic recorded on Thursday essentially matched – or exceeded – the averages he posted during the regular season, but it was a forgettable Game 3 for the Nuggets star, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. Denver was outscored by 21 points during Jokic’s 35 minutes of action and […]

Nikola Jokic gives the Timberwolves' defense their flowers after they held the Nuggets to a season-worst offensive performance in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.