{"id":633810,"date":"2026-03-02T05:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/633810\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T05:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:36:17","slug":"nikola-jokic-calls-nuggets-losing-streak-a-positive-learning-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/633810\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Jokic Calls Nuggets’ Losing Streak a Positive Learning Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nikola Jokic<\/a> and the Denver Nuggets<\/a> suffered a 117-108 loss<\/a> to the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> on Sunday. It was their second straight loss, and the Nuggets are\u00a04-6\u00a0<\/a>in their last 10 games. It has been a tough stretch of games for the team, but Jokic sees it as a positive.<\/p>\n

Jokic did everything he could with his 35 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and two steals. Despite his all-around game, it wasn’t enough to give the Nuggets their 38th win of the 2025-26 NBA<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

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After the contest, the three-time MVP had an unexpected take on Denver’s loss.<\/p>\n

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s a good thing to happen, you know,\u201d Jokic said. \u201cThen you\u2019re gonna start worrying, you\u2019re gonna start caring, probably, more. I think the struggle is good. If you fail, I think it\u2019s good\u2026 you\u2019re gonna play a little bit harder and better.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it has been a challenging stretch for the Nuggets, they are still among the top teams in the Western Conference. Denver sits in fifth place in the standings, with a 37-24 record.<\/p>\n

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Jokic and his team will face the Utah Jazz<\/a> for a second time this season on Monday. In their season series against the Jazz, the Nuggets have faced them only once of the four games they are set to play. The team defeated Utah 135-112 in their first encounter.<\/p>\n

Jamal Murray Shares Nikola Jokic’s Optimism<\/p>\n

Although things haven’t gone their way, it’s not time to hit the panic button. That is, according to the Nuggets’ stars: Jokic and Jamal Murray<\/a>. The Canadian point guard, who had 25 points and four assists, remains optimistic and shared it with the media.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating, it\u2019s uncharacteristic,\u201d Murray said. \u201cBut it\u2019s okay. Once we get healthy and figure it out, we\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ll be good. I’m excited for what’s in store for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nuggets stars have maintained their optimism, including head coach David Adelman. According to the coach, he believes<\/a> that the team has been competitive all season long. However, Adelman mentioned that Denver’s performance and effort against the Wolves were disappointing. He called the players’ efforts “not good enough.”<\/p>\n

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The coach said that the Nuggets have not had issues with their effort all year. However, given that the regular season is almost over and the team’s performance would determine their postseason advantage, he advised them not to let up.<\/p>\n

Related: Nikola Jokic Calls Out Lu Dort After Flagrant Foul<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 2, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets suffered a 117-108 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. It was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3785],"tags":[7,187,762,423,152,6,253,422,427,3972],"class_list":{"0":"post-633810","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-utah-jazz","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-denver-nuggets","10":"tag-jamal-murray","11":"tag-jazz","12":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nikola-jokic","15":"tag-utah","16":"tag-utah-jazz","17":"tag-utahjazz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116157965676395102","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}