Up 2-0 against the Timberwolves, the Nuggets had a margin for error and yet played with the maturity of a team intent on taking care of business Friday night in Minnesota. 'We have a sense of urgency this whole playoffs.” Story from msinger
MINNEAPOLIS – Nikola Jokic slapped himself eight times, smacking his biceps and ribs as if the Macarena had only recently reached Serbia.
But Friday night’s Game 3, with a chance to seize a commanding 3-0 lead over Minnesota, warranted such overt gesticulations. Assessing Jokic’s night, Nuggets coach Michael Malone formed a zero with his fingers and peered through the hole to represent his astonishment at the unique feat. It may have been funny to Jokic because, as he’s quick to remind anyone who asks, he takes every game seriously. There’s no in-between with him. If he’s activated his seven-foot, 280-pound frame, it’s because he wants to win, psychology be damned.“We wanted to,” said Jamal Murray, whose 18 points and nine assists were a fitting complement to Jokic’s interior dominance. “We didn’t come here just to come here and play a basketball game.
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