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Nikola Jokic Had Comical Five-Word Description of His Big Game 5 Dunk vs. T-Wolves

Andy Nesbitt

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets now lead the Minnesota Timberwolves 3-2 in their series after their Game 5 win at home.
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets now lead the Minnesota Timberwolves 3-2 in their series after their Game 5 win at home. / Via @nba
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Nikola Jokic collected his third straight NBA MVP trophy before Tuesday night's Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and then he went out and led the Denver Nuggets to a huge win to take a 3-2 series lead after having dropped the opening two games at home.

Jokic isn't just a great basketball player. He's also a pretty funny guy, which he showed off once again during his postgame press conference when he was asked about a big dunk he had in Game 5 and a similar one he threw down earlier in the series.

Jokic gave all credit to himself for being a "freak of nature."

It's hard not to root for that guy.

The defending champs are back to their dominant ways, which is bad news for the rest of the NBA. Game 6 of the Nuggets-Timberwolves series is Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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