The Phoenix Suns overtook the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, beating the top team in the West 129-124 to even the series before heading back to Colorado.
They were able to do so even with the stunning 53-point performance from two-time MVP Nikola Jokic.
Following the game, Phoenix superstar Kevin Durant talked about Jokic’s skills and summed it up with just three words.
“Yeah, he’s ridiculous,” Durant said about Jokic.
"Yeah he's ridiculous."
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Durant mentioned how much he hates when Jokic makes shots because oftentimes they look clumsy, slow, or off-base as if they won’t go in.
But they seem to always go in.
Durant also said that you can’t slow down or speed up Jokic, who is strong, massive, and doesn’t get flustered.
Instead of doing that, Durant and his Suns just have to try to keep pace with Jokic and do whatever they can to contain him.
For the last two games, they have done just that.
The Suns were down 0-2 when the series began and some people were writing them off.
But they have surged back to life, mostly because of the heroics of Devin Booker and Durant.
Still, Jokic isn’t going to stop giving them a hard time.
He will be even more fired up for the next game since it’ll be following two losses and will be back in Denver.
Does that mean that Jokic might be scoring more than 50 again in the next game?
At this point, that doesn’t seem far-fetched.
It’s clear that Durant and his team are worn out from Jokic performing like a slow-moving freight train.
The Suns have done what few people thought was possible and are now back in the fight.
But Jokic is going to keep making them earn every single point.
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