{"id":440844,"date":"2025-05-06T08:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=440844"},"modified":"2025-05-06T08:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:44:14","slug":"denver-nuggets-nikola-jokic-posts-42-and-22-in-game-1-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/denver-nuggets-nikola-jokic-posts-42-and-22-in-game-1-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Nuggets&#8217; Nikola Jokic posts 42 and 22 in Game 1 win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1124\"><strong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"958\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Nikola <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Jokic<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">erupted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><strong data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1000\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">42 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">points <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">22 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">rebounds<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><strong data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1026\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Denver <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Nuggets<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">stole <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Game <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">road <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">against <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Thunder. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">He <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">scored <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assisted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">89 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Denver\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">121 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1257\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Even <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">picking <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">up <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">his <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">fifth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">foul, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Jokic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">stayed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">floor <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">controlled <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">game. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">A <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">playoff <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">masterpiece <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">two-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">MVP.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NIKOLA JOKI\u0106 WAS SPECTACULAR IN GAME 1 \ud83e\udd2f\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udccf 42 PTS (26 in 2H)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udccf 22 REB<br \/>\n\ud83c\udccf 6 AST<br \/>\n\ud83c\udccf 2 BLK<\/p>\n<p>Only the fourth player to record 40\/20\/5 in the playoffs in NBA history! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fABhE9ZIbw\">pic.twitter.com\/fABhE9ZIbw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1919615557201993865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nuggets\u2019 superstar delivers a dominant performance in OKC. 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