He had probably heard about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s monumental perf a few minutes before against Ukraine, maybe he had even been told that Luka Doncic was doing dirty to the Germans, so he too adorned with his most beautiful dress, his dress of light, his double NBA MVP dress. Against Israel Nikola Jokic accelerated twice five minutes, and in the end the feeling and the line of stats are terribly above the lot. In two words ? Nikola, and Jokic.
29 points at 11/13 in shooting including 1/1 from the parking lot, 6/6 in throws, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks. Not incredible, you might say, these are just his stats for the NBA season that has just ended. If you’re that jaded, we invite you to drink more orange juice, and if you’re so embittered, take a look at the highlights above, it’ll put you in a good mood for the day. The festival thus starts very early, Niko opens the score with a basket from the parking lot and it will be his only attempt of the evening behind the line, every time it was a bet with a friend. The following ? Much too annoying for the defenders opposite. 13 pawns in the first quarter and 20 at halftime, calm, rebounds / touchdown sequences or circle cuts tah Usain Bolt, enormous post-up work or caviar for these gentlemen Lucic, Micic or Kalinic. Ah well, you know how we stop a pick and roll between Vasilije Micic and Nikola Jokic? Well, we don’t stop it, we watch it or we film it, we envy it or we applaud it. In the end Niko will come back late in the game to end his carnage and ensure an easy win for Serbiamaking Niko and his friends one of the only two undefeated squads of this first round with Greece, so look for the common point between these two teams.
Come on, for those who had doubts about Nikola Jokic’s desire and level in an international competition, you already have the beginning of an answer. The following ? Tomorrow night against Poland, yeah, and especially Sunday night for Serbia’s round of 16, better. Waiting ? Glass of red wine at 6:03 (it’s wrong), and send the highlights.