Nikola Jokic HONEST About Nuggets After Dropping 29-20-13 in 4th Straight Home LOSS vs Mavs

got away from you guys tonight. I mean, defense was something that we didn’t play a lot in the fourth quarter. Uh, we didn’t execute it. We scored 17 points. So, uh, defense in the four quarter execution. Nico, why do you think you’re able to find defense on the road and not as one? I really don’t know. I mean, it just happens to be like that. seems like I really don’t know the the answer. When the defense isn’t working, what’s going wrong? Uh they’re scoring too easy. We’re not in a body. Offensive rebounds. Uh probably not where we’re supposed to be. Um I mean, we’re going to have a video tomorrow, so we’re going to know probably better, but that’s my opinion. I think this is the first time in your career that you guys have lost four or since you became a starter that you guys lost four straight games at home. just kind of curious what your reaction is when you hear four straight losses in Baller, you know. Um I mean doesn’t feel good to lose in front of our crowd and um uh the I think the the old games were winning ball for us. We were into in in in all four of the games, but we just didn’t execute. We didn’t uh play our best basketball. How much more difficult does it become to execute without Jamal Murray down the stretch? I mean, of course, he’s he’s a he’s a great player for us and he can score, he can do get other people involved. So, but if someone is down, we cannot think about him. You know, we need to step some guy some other guy needs to step up and uh we need to find a way to win a game. Nicole, what stands out about the way Spencer Jones has kind of grown into his role with the in the starting lineup? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, he was shooting the ball really good tonight. Um he he he’s he’s playing really hard on defense. um cutting trying to be on the right place. Um figure figuring out stuff being more having more playing time is going to help him. So he’s doing good. You mentioned the physicality the other day, too. That that was something that you guys talked a lot about during the preseason, just testing the refs to call stuff. Why do you think that’s been so difficult for you guys to actually put into practice and sort of Um I think because we never did it. I think none of our our players did that. I mean, probably CB is the one probably doing the most and Spencer now, but rest of us are not doing that. Payton a little bit. And yourself, is that something that you feel like you can do better even? Oh, definitely. Definitely. How do you see Ryan games? Oh, he was good. You know, he didn’t miss. I think seemed like he didn’t miss. Yeah, he was really good. He he was getting people involved. He was he was um really a threat out there. He was finding his shots. Um he was he was a really good he was really like he was one of their best players tonight. For the rest of the time where you don’t have AGCV potentially now maybe Jamal for a couple games. What does the rest of the team need to do? Um step up but play hard. uh try to step up and be the best um in your role or whatever you do. Um play hard, you know. Probably that does the four game home losing streak feel like a slump or anything like that when you guys are also simultaneously winning so many in a row on the road. I think it’s I mean I don’t know it’s a slump because we win the game and then we lose we win we lose. So, I don’t know. It’s a slump, but um we definitely need do needed to do to do a better job. Any more questions? Thank you guys. Pleasure. Like all this

Nikola Jokic Press Conference After Denver Nuggets LOSE at Home vs the Dallas Maveriks for their 4th straight loss in a row at home

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31 comments

  1. Brate, sramota
    I za to plaćamo, ustajemo u pola noći
    Preuizmi odgovornost na terenu
    Taj stil igranja nije pobednički, to mora da bude jasno, bre
    Sram vas bilo, gde je odbrana, gde su emocije, gde je ponos
    Preplaćeni ste, odreknite se pola plate
    Ama mrš…

  8. The altitude does also affect the Nuggets players they just really need to improve their defense specifically covering the spread PNR. Everytime they are face against a team with high 3 points percentage they overload the help defense in the top key leaving a wide open corner 3s that is why they lost against the Bulls but now against a lower 3 point percentage team instead of doing what they are doing against the Bulls they decided to do a drop cover which kills them in the 4th quarter basically they just need to do better in defense offense will be fine it is a matter of altitude I guess at home.

  12. Why is Val only playing 11 minutes? Every game his playing a few minutes?? WTF??? Him and Joke together for 3 minutes every quarter would smash the opposition?? Fire adelman…

  13. Don't know what happens,we always give opponents confidence to shoot 3 and when to play hard it already late because opponents already in rhythm and have high confidence
    Last game Vs suns we just lucky we get hot in 3 point and 2nd half suns cool down
    We really miss cb and AG for defense and compete with other
    But is ok is a long season,have 62 game more to play ,hope at least we top4 in this tough western conference

  14. We all love Jokic. We all understand that he's generational. He's put himself on the "All Timers" tier. In my opinion, he's number one in Colorado sports history. It's all deserved. But with all of that, comes great responsibility. They have to win more. This team lacks leadership. I'm sorry, but if Alex Carruso can guard you-as a three time MVP…that's on you. He needs to hold this team and his teammates much more accountable. He's a lot like Vonn Miller was in that respect. I know there are all kinds of approaches when it comes to leadership, this team lacks it, and has.

  17. Hope we get a way to get KRISS DUN from clippers,he very good guard defense
    Maybe can trade Zeke + straw to get KRISS dunn
    He 30 years old already but really good role player that Denver needs ( defensive mind)
    Murray is very good offensive but seems he always lose in defense scheme and when he in dribbling mode he really annoying
    Murray very good passer but he score first mentality and his contract is very expensive although Denver and jokic really need him,AG to get healthy.. unlucky CB get that injured

  19. Coach is clueless. Yes AG and CB are missing, but still home vs Dallas, and then to play horror 4th quarter, seems like Nugs are loosing without any fire. They should try the twin towers Jok and Val – who can stop them, coach needs to change, Nugs are wasting Joker in his prime. Shame

  21. He is not happy you can feel it like not happy at all it must be frustratimg when your 2nd banana is always injured each season or having players injured each season as well.. its going to take a toll on him at some point for being the scorer, asts, rebounder, defense of this team again he is the sun with a bunch of dwarf planets around him..

  28. Adelman is an idiot, and he should be kicked out. To have so little feeling for basketball and to ruin so many games is unacceptable. Nikola had almost a double-double in the first quarter alone, and he interrupted him and took him out of the game for seven minutes, and during that time Dallas, who was almost killed, reached the tie! Kick Adelman and bring in Kokoškov!

  30. Nikola Jokic fans need to realize that Nikolas stat padding obviously doesn't win basketball ball games, they say he's the best player on the planet yet he can't even lead his team to a win over some of the worst teams in the NBA !

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