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.

Kristaps Porziņģis will be out again against the Suns. ... This will be his fourth straight game missed because of a right hamstring strain following the loss to Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets.

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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.

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.

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

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