Bill Simmons on Denver's exit I gotta ask was the Gordon injury bigger than any other injury in this series The second half Jokic played was a we're-not-going-down-like-this kind of half and only Cam Johnson was joining him

Jaden McDaniels We go at Jokic go at Jamal all the bad defenders Tim Hardaway Cam Johnson Aaron Gordon their whole team

Zach Lowe No one who has watched the Nuggets for the years they haven't won the title can make a case that it's Jokic's fault like at all But if he gets a second one the names he's next to are like the holy pantheon of NBA players Bill Simmons He has to be with Bird and Magic at that point

Cameron Johnson with the dagger mid-range jumper the Nuggets win game one and go up 1-0 in the series against the Timberwolves

Nikola Joki tangles with Stephon Castle as the Nuggets move the ball to a hot Cam Johnson who drills the three Johnson has 17 points on 4-of-8 from deep

Jokic hits a deep 3 to end the first half--Denver leads by 9

Nikola Jokic vs Rudy Gobert - Game 6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets - 43026 - First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs