Nikola Jokic obtained his NBA MVP award earlier than Tuesday night time’s playoff sport between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves and shortly confirmed why he was voted the perfect participant within the league for a 3rd time.
Jokic scored 40 factors and dished out 13 assists and the Nuggets shut down Anthony Edwards in a 112-97 win over the Timberwolves that put the reigning NBA champs one win away from the Western Convention finals.
The Serb was near unstoppable in his house enviornment. Even the reigning NBA defensive participant of the yr, Rudy Gobert, was unable to comprise him: Jokic was 8-9 on pictures when…