Jokic is no joke! Haven't watched Denver play much so its great watching him dominate. Its a good thing he hit that crazy 3 at the end of 3Q and Murray hit an impossible jumper too. Without those 5 pts LA might've stolen the game. LA actually played a really good game with AD scoring 40 but it got overshadowed by Jokics insane triple double. Denver played out of the minds and it still came down to a possession or 2 at the end. You can tell Darvin Ham's philosophy of one possession at a time really resonates cuz it looked like a blowout for most of the game.
Before the series I thought Denver had the better starting 5 but LA has a deeper bench. It proved out because all the LA bench guys had positive +/- for the game and negative for Denver's bench. LA actually outscored Denver in 3Q and 4Q. Putting Rui on Jokic worked really well cuz it allows AD to roam and get rebounds (thats where they lost the game). LA probably starts Rui for next game. All Rui needs to do is keep Joker out of the paint. He's way too good of a passer to double team consistently.
Denver is the most well rounded team LA has played in the playoffs. Memphis played bruising & physical but was undersized. GSW was undersized too and relies on 3 to beat you. Denver is arguably better at every starting position except PF (Lebron). If LA loses gm 2 it'll be too hard to win 4 out of 5 especially without home court.
What a dummy Ja is...