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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James acknowledges the level that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is running on.
Following the Lakers 124-114 loss to the Nuggets Saturday night, James was inquired about discovering a response for the vibrant center, and openly validated that there was no other way to stop him.
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LeBron on if there's a response for Nikola Jokic today: “No. There is none.”
Jokić played 39 minutes and scored 35 points with 10 rebounds and 7 helps. He is balancing 25.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 9.3 helps in 58 video games in 2023-24 and has actually assisted Denver get to a 42-19 start to the season.
James had 26 points in 37 minutes as the Lakers was up to 33-29 on the season. Los Angeles especially was up to Denver in the Western Conference Finals in 2022-23 season and overcoming the bulge is something that might be far if Jokić continues to control.
This was the last routine season conference in between the 2 groups and Denver took all 3 matches. The Nuggets presently sit at 3rd in the Western Conference while the Lakers are 10th.
