{"id":169055,"date":"2025-03-06T15:23:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=169055"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:23:24","slug":"jokic-stronger-than-force-and-injustice-serbian-center-endures-fouls-referee-mistakes-and-scores-the-decisive-points-against-the-kings-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jokic-stronger-than-force-and-injustice-serbian-center-endures-fouls-referee-mistakes-and-scores-the-decisive-points-against-the-kings-video\/","title":{"rendered":"JOKI\u0106 STRONGER THAN FORCE AND INJUSTICE! Serbian center endures fouls, referee mistakes, and scores the decisive points against the Kings! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nikola Joki\u0107 fought like a lion, endured numerous referee injustices, and ultimately led Denver to victory in one of the toughest games of the season against the heavily reinforced Sacramento Kings: <strong>116-110<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuggets coach Mike Malone challenged referee calls <strong>four times<\/strong> in just ten minutes, and each time he was proven right, clearly showing the kind of officiating the home team faced in this conference showdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the <strong>best player in the world<\/strong> decided the game. Despite struggling against Lithuanian giant Valan\u010di\u016bnas and other defenders constantly pressuring him, they failed to break him. Joki\u0107 finished with <strong>22 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denver&#8217;s top scorer was a rejuvenated <strong>Westbrook with 25 points (5 rebounds, 3 assists)<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Murray (24 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds)<\/strong> and <strong>Brown (15 points, 7 assists)<\/strong>. Nnaji surprised with a strong performance, contributing <strong>10 points and 3 rebounds<\/strong>, with his three-pointer possibly being the game-changer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Kings, <strong>DeRozan led the way with 35 points (5 assists, 6 rebounds)<\/strong>, while midseason acquisition <strong>LaVine added 20 points (6 assists, 4 rebounds)<\/strong>.<\/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 Jokic 22 Pts 15 Reb 6 Ast Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets HIGHLIGHTS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7BlK_WR57y0?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>The Nuggets remain in <strong>third place in the Western Conference<\/strong> with a <strong>40-22<\/strong> record, while Sacramento holds the <strong>9th spot (32-29)<\/strong> in the same conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/stroke-bottle-to-the-head-pregnant-woman-fainted-heres-who-was-injured-and-how-during-the-chaos-in-the-serbian-assembly-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">STROKE, BOTTLE TO THE HEAD, PREGNANT WOMAN FAINTED: Here\u2019s who was injured and how during the chaos in the Serbian Assembly! 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