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Perkins: Gordon plays with injury and fights all his strength now the Nuggets are wasting Jokic s peak

11:42am, 20 May 2025【Basketball】

In the second round of tiebreak, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 93-125 away and were eliminated 3-4 with a big score. After the game, Perkins commented on the Nuggets' performance.

Perkins said: "I have to give the Nuggets the due evaluation. I want to praise Aaron Gordon, who dragged his second-degree hamstring injury to fight everything and bet his dignity on the field. But I will never praise the Nuggets for their performance in the second round. When they have Nikola Jokic, the best player in the world - this devilish man, the Nuggets are wasting his peak now! Look at the teams of Antetokounmpo and Curry, they are strengthening every season and before the deadline for every trade. The Nuggets must build a lineup around Jokic to give him a real chance to win the championship."

In this game, Jokic played 5 of 9 shots in 37 minutes, made 1 of 2 three-pointers, 9 of 11 free throws, scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, with a plus-minus value of -23.