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• NUGGETS SUNS LAST GAME SERIES

Nikola Jokic on Game 5: 'We were the aggressors' Coming off a Game 4 performance in which he reeled off a playoff career-high 53 points and 11 assists, Jokic tied Larry Bird, Rajon Rondo and Draymond Green for fifth all-time in playoff triple-doubles. The home-court hospitality belied the physicality the 28-year-old would soon unleash on the visiting Suns. The competitors ended the encounter with a handshake and a hug. Jokic held out a basketball, before flipping it to Ishbia as both men smiled. Leaving the court after finishing up a pregame warmup, Jokic spotted Ishbia (a former Michigan State basketball player) sitting next to Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker courtside and walked up to their seats. “The two games in Phoenix, they were the ones who were pushing all over the place, moving spots, digging into us. “I think we were the aggressors,” Jokic said. The Nuggets improved to 30-3 this season when Jokic produces a triple-double. Then, the two-time Kia MVP hurled haymakers at the new owner’s squad in a 118-102 Denver victory powered by the Nuggets big man logging his 10th career postseason triple-double to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in NBA history by a center.

NUGGETS SUNS LAST GAME SERIES

Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets dominate during a 3rd quarter onslaught to pull away from the Suns in Game 5 and grab a 3-2 series lead.ĭENVER - Nikola Jokic playfully tossed a basketball to Phoenix Suns governor Mat Ishbia sitting courtside ahead of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.