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DENVER—There are no more holes in Nikola Jokic’s impressive resume.
“It was ugly and we couldn’t make shots. But at the end we figured it out,” Jokic said after hugging all of his jubilant teammates and coaches and almost all of his dejected opponents. “I am just happy we won the game.” He instead walked away with the Bill Russell National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player trophy after becoming the first player in league history to lead the playoffs in total points, rebounds and assists.
When he wasn’t on the court, he was his teammates’ biggest supporter, jumping in jubilation as they kept the Heat at bay when he was in foul trouble in Game 4. On Monday night, he let his emotions show during a third-quarter timeout when he got on his teammates for lapses that led to a 64-60 deficit.
Coach Michael Malone played the disrespect card earlier in the playoffs, while understanding his team needed to do more than dominate the regular season. Denver was on a mission, led by Jokic.
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