Nikola Jokić defends Russell Westbrook after late mistakes cost Nuggets vs. Timbervolves

In a heart double excess thriller, the Denver Nuggets fell to Minnesota Timbervolves 140-139 Despite the historical play Nikola Jokic. The triple MVP published a triple double, threefold triple, double double in the NBA history. Unfortunately, Russell Westbrook‘s expensive mistakes in the last seconds of double overtime Spoiled what was meant to remember like a night career for jokic.

When asked about the feet of late games westbrook, Jokic was quick to defend his teammate.

“It happened, it’s a basketball,” said Jokic. “I’m pretty sure he didn’t want to break or what anything else. He happens. He had the best, I would say, thoughts. It happens.”

Nuggets stand behind Russel Vestbrook after ugly loss

With under 15 seconds, it remains in double overtime and Denver that leads one, Westbrook was overtown a bad pass from Anthony Edwards. Instead of holding the ball to force the offense and runs out of the clock, Westbrook pressed forward for schedule that would set Nuggets with three. Missed the mood and moments later they broke the 3-point Nickeil Alexander Walker with just 0.1 seconds left on the watch. Alexander-Walker would do his free throws and secured victory for Timbervolves.

Nuggets Main Coach Michael Malone She also expressed support for Westbrook After the game.

“I feel awful because of him, because when you exposed such an effort, you put it in so much in that and you don’t get the result,” Malone said. “I just feel bad for our guys. Never comes down to who deserves to win, but our guys did everything in their power to win that game and it didn’t go on the way.”

Malone would emphasize that the loss is not exclusively on high shoulders, but the loss was in the team as a whole.

“I know who Russell Westbrook is. He is a guy who hates to lose,” Malone said. “Knowing Russ the way I am, it will probably put it a lot of it. But tonight we lost Denver Nuggets. We as a collective group lost the game tonight.”

Despite the disappointing result, Jokić’s performances will not be forgotten. He now joins James Harden and Luke Doncic as the only players in the history of the NBA with three-time double-60 points.