Jokić was burying Porziņģis in the paint all night. Even when the Celtics center would stand him up on a backdown, Jokić would spin baseline and hammer him in the torso en route to a layup.

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Jokić was dogged about attacking Boston's starting center, Kristaps Porziņģis, and scored 17 points on 7-of-12 from the field in the 6 minutes they were matched up. He got to work right away ...

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The Celtics are also in championship-or-bust mode and would likely need Porziņģis for a hypothetical NBA Finals matchup against someone like Chet Holmgren, Nikola Jokić, Rudy Gobert or others.

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Nikola Jokić, pictured with daughter, Ognjena, celebrates holding the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. AAron Ontiveroz/Denver Post/Getty Images. CNN — ...

Nikola Jokić put up 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 144-139 win over the Brooklyn Nets, becoming only the 2nd player in NBA history to reach that stat line.