After another spectacular Nikola Jokic-Luka Doncic bаttle, the Denver Nuggets upset the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. After the game, Doncic praised Jokic to reporters.
Doncic stated, “He’s not really on the media stuff a lot, but all the players, all the coaches know how special he is,” via FanNation’s Dallas Basketball’s Dalton Trigg Everyone recognizes his uniqueness… He may be the world’s finest basketball player.”
Doncic: “Competing against Jokic is amazing. It’s always fun with him. He’s a nice man and a tremendous basketball player. His constant humor is what I adore most about him. He’s simple but fantastic.”
Jokic said that his favorite thing about Doncic is beating and mocking him. Both players have won seven of their 14 career games versus each other. These games have had some amazing matchups due to their similar numbers.
The Nuggets and Mavericks have high aspirations for their Western Conference chances this season, so they may meet in the playoffs for an intriguing showdown.