Jokic played super well in Game 1. He led the Nuggets to a 114-103 win over the Lakers in LA. Jokic scored 32 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and gave 7 assists. He made 15 out of 23 shots during the game.
After the game, James Worthy, a Hall-of-Famer, went on Spectrum SportsNet. He compared Jokic to two Lakers legends.
“To me, [Jokic] is Magic Johnson and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] on the floor at the same time,” said Worthy. “He’s a guard. He makes great decisions. Hell of a passer. And then when he wants to be Kareem, he goes down and dominates. He’s a special player that does a lot of things.”
Worthy knows what he”s talking about. He played alongside Magic and Kareem for seven years. He won three championships with them.
Jokic got named as one of the final three contenders for the NBA MVP award on Sunday. Many think he”ll win. If he does, he”d have three MVP trophies.
Only eight players, including Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar, have won three or more NBA MVP awards.
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