Nikola Jokic gave the Minnesota Timberwolves roster their due credit after their recent playoff series came to an end. To the few who might not be aware, Jokic and the Denver Nuggets matched up against Anthony Edwards and his squad for the Western Conference semi-finals.
Although the Nuggets were favored to win this series due to their experience and recent history, the Timberwolves managed to pull off an impressive comeback to win the series in 7 games and end the defending champions’ season. After an emotional Game 7 loss, Jokic was interviewed and spoke about the members of the Timberwolves.
Nikola Jokic has lots of respect for Mike Conley and the other Minnesota Timberwolves starters
While Anthony Edwards can be considered the best player on the Timberwolves roster, there is no denying that they were able to defeat Jokic and the Nuggets due to a combined effort from all the players on the team. During the postgame interview, the Joker broke down how the Minnesota Timberwolves roster construction helped them eliminate the Denver Nuggets from the playoffs.
“Yes. I think they’re built to beat us. I mean just look at their roster. They have basically two All-Stars, two All-Defensive First Team players, and Mike Conley, who’s the most underrated player in the NBA probably. I love the guy. He’s so good.”
Nikola Jokic on whether the Timberwolves and Nuggets are rivals: “Yes. I think they’re built to beat us. They have basically two All-Stars, two All-Defensive First Team players, and Mike Conley, who’s the most underrated player in the NBA probably. I love the guy. He’s so good.” pic.twitter.com/wYy1igCUix
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Despite the fact that Conley scored just 10 points in Game 7, Nikola Jokic declared that he is extremely underrated and did a little bit of everything to help the Timberwolves get past the Nuggets. As the Nuggets’ season came to an unexpected end, fans are left wondering what the ceiling is for the Timberwolves in this year’s playoffs.
Can the Timberwolves make it to the NBA Finals this season?
The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a tremendous leap this season and are currently in the Western Conference Finals. Many NBA experts believed that the Nuggets were the clear-cut best team and were favored to make the NBA Finals once again from the West. However, the Timberwolves have taken the Nuggets out of contention and are set to face off against the Dallas Mavericks in the conference finals.
This is expected to be quite a close series that could go either way. The Mavs are the more talented and experienced team when compared to the Wolves. However, one could say that the Suns and Nuggets were also considered more talented but ended up losing. If Minnesota manages to defend homecourt against the Mavs, their chances of making it to the NBA Finals improve drastically.