{"id":194645,"date":"2025-12-07T01:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=194645"},"modified":"2025-12-07T02:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:54:30","slug":"what-a-denver-comeback-jokic-explodes-in-the-2nd-half-and-leads-the-team-from-23-to-victory-with-40-points-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/what-a-denver-comeback-jokic-explodes-in-the-2nd-half-and-leads-the-team-from-23-to-victory-with-40-points-video\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT A DENVER COMEBACK! Joki\u0107 Explodes in the 2nd Half and Leads the Team from -23 to Victory with 40 Points! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What an explosion by Nikola Joki\u0107! The Serbian center started the game in Atlanta poorly, shooting 2-for-13 in the opening minutes, and then a rhapsody began that no one could stop. It ended with Joki\u0107 scoring 40 points and Denver winning a thrilling match 134:133!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn&#8217;t just Nikola who started the game weakly; his teammates joined him, resulting in a large lead for the Hawks in the first half, which at one point reached 23 points (71:48).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the continuation, the Nuggets collected themselves slightly, the difference began to melt away, and Joki\u0107 took the game into his own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The finish was exciting, but Denver managed to maintain the lead, and the deciding points were scored by, who else but the Serbian national player, from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Va3ipN3RXT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/luka-doncic-got-a-baby-girl-then-published-photos-the-basketball-ace-celebrated-in-slovenia-then-returned-to-america-on-a-150000-flight-photos\/\">LUKA DON\u010cI\u0106 GOT A BABY GIRL, THEN PUBLISHED PHOTOS! 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Murray delivered another strong performance with 23 points, 12 assists, and 5 rebounds, while Hardaway with 17 and Johnson with 16 points were also solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the home team, <strong>Alexander-Walker<\/strong> stood out with 30 points (5 reb), <strong>Porzingis<\/strong> with 25 points, and the sensational young <strong>Jalen Johnson<\/strong> with a grandiose triple-double \u2013 21 points, 16 assists, and 18 rebounds! Joki\u0107, it seems, has found some competition!<\/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 Drops 40 PTS 9 REBS &amp; 8 AST vs Hawks | December 5, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CZT_bxMzIPg?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nuggets, with a 16-6 record, climbed to third place in the West, while Atlanta is ninth in the East at 13-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next game for Joki\u0107&#8217;s &#8220;Nuggets&#8221; is against Charlotte on Sunday, which will conclude their East Coast road trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Text: <\/strong>Antonije Kova\u010devi\u0107 <strong>Photo:<\/strong> AFP<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE TOPICS:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/following-the-trace-of-the-horrific-crime-in-cacak-son-slaughters-mother-father-and-himself-in-a-cursed-house-damaged-by-nato-bombs-where-the-previous-owner-committed-suicide-photos\/\">FOLLOWING THE TRACE OF THE HORRIFIC CRIME IN \u010cA\u010cAK: Son Slaughters Mother, Father, and Himself in a Cursed House Damaged by NATO Bombs, Where the Previous Owner Committed Suicide! 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The Serbian center started the game in Atlanta poorly, shooting 2-for-13 in the opening minutes, and then a rhapsody began that no one could stop. It ended with Joki\u0107 scoring 40 points and Denver winning a thrilling match 134:133! 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