{"id":176808,"date":"2025-05-04T16:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=176808"},"modified":"2025-05-04T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:40:10","slug":"jokics-interview-after-the-victory-praised-the-opponent-and-heres-what-he-singled-out-as-crucial-for-moving-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jokics-interview-after-the-victory-praised-the-opponent-and-heres-what-he-singled-out-as-crucial-for-moving-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"JOKI\u0106&#8217;S INTERVIEW AFTER THE VICTORY: Praised the opponent, and here&#8217;s what he singled out as crucial for moving on! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Denver Nuggets secured a place in the Western Conference semifinals after convincingly defeating the Los Angeles Clippers (120:101) in the decisive seventh game of the first round of the playoffs in front of their home fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immediately after the match, Joki\u0107 shared his impressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian star emphasized that defense was the key to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think the defense was unbelievable. The rebounding and the defense were unbelievable, we had a lot of chances to run\u2026 a lot of guys really stepped up and scored points,&#8221; said Joki\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/srCm7LD5h9s?si=YQUzL1XWGbyoyZqN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>For a team to succeed in the playoffs, the contribution of all players is necessary, Nikola believes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In the playoffs, we know that everyone has to step up, offensively and defensively, in terms of energy. Everyone who plays has to contribute.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joki\u0107 also had words of praise for the opposing team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is maybe the only game, maybe along with the third one when they beat us, that wasn&#8217;t interesting. We beat a great, talented team, who played well before the playoffs. 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