Jokic secured unanimous MVP honors in the Western Conference finals by averaging 27.8 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 11.8 rebounds per game against the Lakers. He connected on an impressive 47.1% of his 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n
Jokic scored a layup with 51 seconds remaining to break a 111-111 tie in Game 4.<\/p>\n
You don’t care about how tired you are, you don’t care about minutes, your fouls, shots, percentage, this and that,”<\/strong> said Jokic. “You just want to win a game, and you’re trying to win a game.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJokic finished the series-clinching victory with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists. He tallied a triple-double for the third time in the four-game series. His performance represented his eighth triple-double of this year’s playoffs and broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most triple-doubles in a single postseason.<\/p>\n
The Nuggets secured the #1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 53-29 record in the regular season. They defeated the #8 Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the opening round. In the second round, the Nuggets picked off the #4 Phoenix Suns in a series that many pundits expected the Suns would win.<\/p>\n
The Nuggets squared off against the #7 Lakers in the conference finals. Although the Nuggets were a slight favorite entering the series at -150 odds, very few thought the Lakers would get swept in four games.<\/strong><\/p>\n“It’s incredible,” said shooting guard Jamal Murray. “Lot of fun. It’s surreal. We’re going to keep making history, that’s the thing. We’re going to keep that mindset.”<\/p>\n