Denver Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic Still Thinks Miami Heat Are A "Special" Team

The Miami Heat have dropped four straight but still got praise from Nikola Jokic after Wednesday's loss

Author:
Shandel Richardson
Mar 14, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

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The Miami Heat lost four straight games but Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic still thinks they will get it together again before the playoffs begin.

The losing streak has dropped the Heat to the No. 8 spots in the Eastern Conference standings.

"They are a really good defensive team," said Jokic , who finished with 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. "Everything that they do, they are playing extremely hard, cutting on defense, offense. What they do is really aggressive with force. That's what makes them a special. I'm just glad that we won the game."

Last year the Heat fell to the Nuggets in the NBA Finals. They have now lost six straight games to Denver, twice this season and four in the Finals.

“Then they do what they've done a lot this year,” Spoelstra said. “They've had quite a few of these games where they've been in the balance and then when they want to put on the Jets they've been able to leave teams behind the dust and that's what it felt like tonight."

A stretch of four consecutive road games could be the perfect remedy for the struggles. They have back-to-back games against the Detroit Pistons before finishing the trip versus the sputtering Philadelphia 76ers and then the Cleveland Cavaliers.