Patrick Beverley reckons that Nuggets pivot Nikola Jokic keeps gesticulating to put pressure on the referees to get good whistles. Not really sure that the leader is in the best position to bring up the subject.
Despite the victory in Game 3 against the Nuggets, Patrick Beverley, unsurprisingly, found something to complain about on the journalists’ microphones. And this time, it’s Nikola Jokic who is at the center of the leader’s accusations. Author of a demonstration despite the defeat last night (32 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists), the Serbian passed the tractor in the racket and took the opportunity to roll over poor Ivica Zubac. The helpless Clippers pivot suffered throughout the match against the size and technique of the Joker. Zubac could only play about twenty minutes before having to return to the bench for six faults, necessarily frustrated. But for Pat ‘Beverley, his pivot did the job and his faults are partly related to the pressure Jokic would put on the referees. In comments reported by ESPN, the loudmouth of the Clippers even compares him to another European who made them suffer during the previous series and who would have the same strategy, Luka Doncic.
“Jokic has the same characteristics as Luka Doncic: he gestures, he puts a lot of pressure on the referees to get the right whistle. “
A bit cheeky on the part of a player used to harassing referees more or less nicely. Especially since the day before, the leader was fined $ 25,000 for throwing a few sweet words to the referee at the end of Game 2. Come on, the bigger it is, the more it goes. For his part, Jokic preferred to smile at these accusations by pointing out the number of free throws obtained by the two teams. In this third game, the Nuggets only shot ten free throws including four for Jokic. The Clippers? Twenty-six times on the line, ten for the only Montrezl Harrell. Over all three games, the Californians shot 72 free throws against 54 for Michael Malone’s men. A difference of size that Jokic explains in particular by the experience of the players of Los Angeles. Experience which undoubtedly played in the money time of this Game 3, allowing the Clippers to take the advantage in this series. Pat ‘Bev’ has in any case put his usual two cents in order to intensify this confrontation a little more.
Come on, all that was missing was the little uncle Pat ‘Bev’ declaration to spice up a well-contested series since the blowout of the first game. To be continued, we meet for Game 4.
Text source: ESPN
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