“We have some really good players that can step up in the right moment, and that’s what we did.” “I mean, I never doubted my team,” Jokic said. Personal stats, playing time and egos simply don’t seem to matter to this group, according to its coaches and players. While Jokic and Murray are clear stars, their supporting cast is the vital difference between the Nuggets and the NBA’s other star-based teams. The Nuggets also can make another bit of history with a win in Game 4: Although this franchise has won 15 play-off series, Denver have never swept an opponent. We know it’s coming, and we’ve just got to stay locked in and know that we can do it, and we have full belief in that. LeBron is going to be more aggressive, so the crowd is going to be more into it. (Anthony Davis) is going to be more aggressive. “They’re going to come out more aggressive.
“We know the next game is going to be another test,” Murray said. With one more win over LeBron James and the reeling Lakers tonight, Denver can secure their first trip to the NBA Finals in the franchise’s 47 years in the league. That goal now is only five wins away, as Murray pointed out after the Nuggets’ 119-108 victory in Game 3.
Whenever a challenge arises, whether it’s in the doldrums of a dominant regular season or in tough play-off matchups with the star-studded Suns and Lakers, Jokic and the Nuggets figure out a path around it, over it or through it to keep moving towards their goal. Jokic had simply done what was necessary – and that’s the story of Denver’s entire season. “I think that’s the worst job on the planet, for sure.” Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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