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Nikola Jokic's Viral Quote After Nuggets-Lakers Game
Nikola Jokic met with the media after Thursday's game.
On Thursday evening, the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers (in California) by a score of 112-105.
The Nuggets now have a 3-0 lead in the series, and have defeated the Lakers in their last 11 matchups.
After the game, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic met with the media, and one of his quotes is going viral on social media.
Jokic: "Winning is a lifestyle for us. It's really good when you're winning. Especially when you win a lot of games, everybody is happy, everybody wants to play, everybody is buying into the system. Winning, I think it's a lifestyle. I was hear when we were losing, so I don't want to go back to that."
Jokic finished his night with 24 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists and one steal while shooting 9/13 from the field and 0/1 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.
Four out five starters for the Nuggets scored 20+ points (Aaron Gordon led the way with 29).
Apr 25, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15)
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Jokic will have an excellent chance to win his third MVP Award, as he averaged an outstanding 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 58.3% from the field and 35.9% from the three-point range during the regular season.
Last season, he led the Nuggets to the NBA Championship and won the Finals MVP.
Game 4 of the series will be on Saturday evening (also in Los Angeles).
Whoever wins the series will play either the Suns or Timberwolves in the second round.
