Tyronn Lue: Our plan was to let Jokic score and limit passing and receiving, but we didn’t expect him to score 55 points.
6686 Sports November 13th NBA regular season, the Nuggets beat the Clippers 130-116 today.
In this game, Nuggets star Jokic had a dominant performance: playing 34 minutes, he made 18 of 23 shots, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 14 of 16 free throws, scoring 55 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 interception and 1 block.
In the post-game interview, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said: "We did try to double-team Jokic after he became more comfortable with the ball, but our game plan was to let Jokic score, limit his passing, and try to prevent the rest of the Nuggets from participating in the attack. I think we executed well in the first half. I knew he would play more aggressively, but I didn't expect him to win. 55 points."
"Jokic made some difficult three-pointers. When facing Zubac's guard, he played like a defender and shot around the screen.