{"id":177351,"date":"2025-05-10T19:48:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T17:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=177351"},"modified":"2025-05-10T19:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T17:48:39","slug":"jokic-self-critical-i-was-the-worst-player-on-the-court-but-we-won-and-thats-the-most-important-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jokic-self-critical-i-was-the-worst-player-on-the-court-but-we-won-and-thats-the-most-important-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"JOKI\u0106 SELF-CRITICAL: I was the worst player on the court, but we won and that&#8217;s the most important thing!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Denver Nuggets achieved a golden victory against Oklahoma after overtime and now lead the series 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikola Joki\u0107 was not himself, especially when it came to shooting. He made only 8 out of 25 attempts, finishing the game with 20 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, but also as many as seven turnovers. He shot 0 for 10 from three-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was the worst player on the court, but we won the game. That&#8217;s the most important thing!&#8221; Joki\u0107 said about his team&#8217;s big victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0yAyCTrkFL1DUFteQnkncGMF18pT18eZF9ZWefdicMyKiCpfmyUdyqgX9yi4BYwrpl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"524\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serb admitted that nothing went as he planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was frustrated. Several balls went out of the basket, several times I was completely open. It happens, I tried to be useful to the team in other ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked what bothered him about the Thunder&#8217;s defense, the three-time NBA MVP did not have a precise answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Their hands are always on my body. They are constantly in contact, doubling me, blocking the passing lane. It&#8217;s clear that they are doing something well, and I have to figure out what it is and find a solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denver could have won in regulation, but Joki\u0107 missed a corner three-pointer. However, in overtime, the Nuggets shined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was a real team game. Aaron Gordon hit an important shot, Murray was great the whole game, Porter made a three-pointer. 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