🏀 The Draw: A Masterpiece from Nikola Jokic

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In Today’s Edition: Knicks Rout Pacers in Game 5, Nuggets win 3rd game in a row, Anthony Edwards praises Nikola Jokic after his Game 5 masterpiece

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Let’s get into it…

• Knicks Blowout Pacers by 30

  • Brunson dropped 44 and now averages 33.9 pts and 7.5 asts

  • Only players to match or exceed those averages in the first 11 playoff games…MJ and LeBron 

  • Knicks lead 3-2, Game 6 in Indy on Friday

• Nuggets Win 3rd Straight Game

  • Jokic embarrassed 4x DPOY Rudy Gobert with 40 pts on 15/22 FG

  • He joins Chris Paul as the only players to have 40+ pts, 10+ asts, and 0 TOs in a playoff game

  • Teams that go down 0-2 have only won 7.3% of playoff series

• Anthony Edwards Praises Nikola Jokic

  • After Jokic’s domination, Ant said: “I just laugh, that's all I can do...he's the best player in the NBA”

  • DEN leads 3-2, Game 6 in Minnesota on Thursday

Tonight’s Games 🏀

• 7:00pm ET Cavs @ Celtics

  • Celtics Lead 3-1

• 9:30pm ET Mavs @ Nuggets

  • Series Tied 2-2

Tonight’s Deck 🃏

⛹🏽‍♂️ 52 Total Players

🤕 Injured Players (in deck):

• Donovan Mitchell (Calf)

• Jarrett Allen (Ribs)

• Caris LeVert (Knee)

• Luka Doncic (Ankle)

⭐️ Top Players (PPG in Playoffs):

• Donovan Mitchell (30)

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30)

• Luka Doncic (27)

• Jaylen Brown (24)

• Jayson Tatum (24)

• Kyrie Irving (22)

Last Night’s Leaderboard 🏆

🏀 5,672 of you played

💰 Congrats to everyone who tied on the W

Tonight’s Prize 🔥

Nike Dunk Low ($120)

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