![]() ![]() It wasn’t Jokić’s best series, but he handled the pressure extremely well in the final three games of the series. Jokić averaged 31 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists per game while being guarded primarily by Draymond Green and Kevon Looney. Jokić did what he could offensively to keep the Nuggets around though, and his overall performance gave the Nuggets confidence in him as the leader of a championship group. Denver would see things out with the current group and give it their all when the playoffs rolled around, but they knew they had to be even better. When Porter sustained a minor setback on his road to recovery, the Nuggets made the executive decision to shut him down in March. Murray was in the process of returning to the court but never made it back. The Nuggets knew rehab was going well for Murray and Porter, just not as quickly as they would have hoped back in December of 2021. ![]() That, along with the Nuggets of course missing Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., proved to be too much to overcome. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole ran the Nuggets guard rotation ragged, and Nikola Jokić didn’t have the mobility to cover for Denver’s perimeter mistakes. It took everything to win Game 4, and the Nuggets pushed the Warriors in Game 5, but they ultimately fell victim to the eventual NBA champions. It’s April 27th, 2022, and the Nuggets have just lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games. The Denver Nuggets are hurting in more ways than one. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports San Francisco, California, USA Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) hug after game five of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Chase Center.
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