Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row; information will still be officially published by the league
the pivot of Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokicwas appointed as “MVP” of the NBA for the 2021/2022 season. The information was released by ESPN journalist Adrian Wojnarowksi. It is the second time in a row that the Serb has won the league’s Most Valuable Player award; the consecutive feat equals those of the stars Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Moses Malone.
In addition to Jokic, some names that make up the list of players who have more than one MVP trophy are: Giannis Antetokounmpo (with 2, and who was in contention for his third this season), Stephen Curry (two), LeBron James (4), Michael Jordan (5), among others. The information about the pivot’s conquest will still be confirmed this week by the league in an official statement.
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Jokic became the first player in NBA history to achieve at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single campaign. Despite the numbers, the Serbian’s performance was not enough to save the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs, who was eliminated by Golden State Warriors in the first round of the qualifiers.
PLAYOFFS ROUND
The NBA had a more than inspired night of James Harden. After scoring an average of 17.6 points in the first three duels, in Game 4, he showed that he can still be quite lethal and decisive. This Sunday, 8, in Philadelphia, he scored 16 points in the last period alone, out of a total of 31 scored.
In this way, he was instrumental in bringing the Philadelphia 76ers against the victory by 116 to 108 over the Miami Heat. In addition, the team managed to tie the Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2. On the other side, Jimmy Butler scored an impressive 40 points, but all of them were in vain in the face of the opponent’s brilliance.
Nikola Jokic has been voted MVP, per @wojespn
Back-to-back for the Joker puts him in legendary company 🏆 pic.twitter.com/cQRkPr5ph7
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