MINUTI	36
POENI	10
SKOKOVI	14
ASISTENCIJE	14
ŠUT	4-9 | 44.4%
TROJKA	0-3 | 0%
SLOBODNA BACANJA	2-2 | 100%
BLOKADE	0
OSVOJENE LOPTE	2
IZGUBLJENE LOPTE	3

Nikola overcame suffocating double teams to become the fourth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut and the first since LeBron James in 2006.

What did it mean to him?

„To be honest, nothing,“ Jokic said.

Although Jokic pulled down 14 rebounds and dished out 14 assists, he took just nine shots, made four, and was limited to 10 points, less than half his regular season scoring average of 20.1.

„We didn’t let Jokic play as he wanted and they didn’t let LaMarcus play as much as he wanted,“ Popovich said. „It is important because they are both great players and they are going to continue to get a lot of attention throughout the series.“

Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he didn’t wish his All-Star had taken more shots.

„Every time he put it down, there was somebody right there. They trapped him every time,“ Malone said. „So, I think Nikola has a high IQ. He’s going to make the right play. Unfortunately, we didn’t make them pay for double-teaming enough.“

The Nuggets made just 42 percent of their shots, 21 percent from 3-point range, and missed eight free throws while failing to score a single fast-break basket.

„I think if we’re making shots, it becomes a lot harder to double-team him consistently,“ Malone said. „They stayed with it because we couldn’t make a shot. So, that was the tough thing about it. But I love Nikola’s approach. I love his play-making. I love his passing.“

The sellout crowd at the Pepsi Center, where the Nuggets went 34-7 for the best home record in the league, certainly wanted Jokic to take more shots. But even those calls quieted after Jokic shot an airball on a 3 at a crucial point in the fourth quarter.

The Nuggets are 6-21 against the Spurs in the playoffs. … The Nuggets have lost seven of their last 12 home games against San Antonio. ..

10/14/14 – Prvi plejof tripl-dabl u karijeri.

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