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The defending champion Denver Nuggets were eliminated yesterday after blowing a 20-point lead at home vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves in game 7 of their second round NBA Playoff series. While the blame will always land on the star of the team after a tough loss like that, Nikola Jokić wasn’t the problem last night. He was on top of his game while the rest of his team let him down.
Dan Patrick: “Joker; this isn’t on him. He’ll get the blame. He’s the star, he’ll take ownership of that, but this is really about his teammates who let him down.”