{"id":163210,"date":"2025-02-06T12:47:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T10:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=163210"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T10:47:34","slug":"serbian-night-in-the-nba-jokic-led-denver-to-victory-jovic-played-his-best-game-of-the-season-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-night-in-the-nba-jokic-led-denver-to-victory-jovic-played-his-best-game-of-the-season-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIAN NIGHT IN THE NBA: Joki\u0107 led Denver to victory, Jovi\u0107 played his best game of the season! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday night, 11 NBA games were played. Among the winners were the Denver Nuggets against New Orleans and Miami against Philadelphia, with outstanding performances from two Serbians, Nikola Joki\u0107 and Nikola Jovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denver defeated the Pelicans for the second time, this time on their home court. Joki\u0107 delivered another stellar performance, coming close to a triple-double but falling short by two rebounds. In the end, Denver celebrated a 144-119 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian star recorded 38 points, shooting 15\/28 from the field, 5\/13 from three-point range, along with 10 assists, eight rebounds, one steal, and one block. Denver\u2019s top scorer was Michael Porter Jr. with 39 points and 12 rebounds. On the other side, Zion Williamson scored 28 points, Trey Murphy added 25 with nine assists, while Karlo Matkovi\u0107 reached double figures with 10 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nikola Joki\u0107 Full Game Highlights vs. Pelicans \ud83d\udcfa | 2\/5\/25\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wX6ZKbnZyOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikola Jovi\u0107 continued his strong form. In Miami\u2019s 108-101 win over Philadelphia, he recorded his sixth consecutive game with double-digit points and his second straight with 20+ points. This was his highest-scoring game of the season and the second-best of his career. He finished with 23 points, missing only one shot out of nine attempts\u2014a three-pointer\u2014while making three from beyond the arc. He also contributed seven assists, five rebounds, and one block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nikola Jovic Highlights (23pts and 7ast) vs Philadelphia 76ers | NBA Season 24-25\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BQscnhjVcHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Miami, Tyler Herro was the leading scorer with 30 points, adding seven rebounds and seven assists. In Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey led with 31 points, while Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bogdan Bogdanovi\u0107 missed his sixth consecutive game for Atlanta and was not in the lineup for the fifth straight time. The Hawks lost at home to San Antonio 126-125, with Victor Wembanyama securing the win by hitting a free throw with two seconds left. In his Spurs debut, De&#8217;Aaron Fox stood out with 24 points and 13 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to injury, Vasilije Mici\u0107 was also out of action as his Charlotte Hornets lost at home to Milwaukee 112-102. 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(VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-new-york-times-on-serbian-media-after-protests-in-novi-sad-rts-changed-its-tune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE NEW YORK TIMES ON SERBIAN MEDIA: After protests in Novi Sad, RTS \u201cchanged Its tune\u201d!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: SportKlub, <strong>Foto<\/strong>: Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday night, 11 NBA games were played. Among the winners were the Denver Nuggets against New Orleans and Miami against Philadelphia, with outstanding performances from two Serbians, Nikola Joki\u0107 and Nikola Jovi\u0107. Denver defeated the Pelicans for the second time, this time on their home court. 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