<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-peaky-blinders-smashing-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nikola Jokic goes full Peaky Blinders after smashing Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Christopher-Hanewinckel-Imagn-Images.jpg"><figcaption>© Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nikola Jokic goes full Peaky Blinders after smashing Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T11:16:50-07:00">October 26th, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T11:16:50-07:00">October 26th, 11:16am</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nikola Jokic is channeling Peaky Blinders again, following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-hits-suns-with-shrug-gesture-crazy-halfcourt-shot">Denver Nuggets beating the Phoenix Suns</a> on Saturday (Oct. 25), 133-111.</p><p>Jokic managed to have 14 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists, and 3 steals in the Nuggets’ home opener last night. Reporters asked if Jovic had any sense of relief when Jonas Valanciunas came onto the court.</p><p>“I never relax and breathe easy, my friend… Thomas Shelby said there is no rest for me in this world,” Jokic told reporters with a smile, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1oggfbg/jokic_asked_if_he_can_relax_and_breathe_easy_when/">referencing</a> the main character from Peaky Blinders.</p><p>This is not the first time that Jokic has referenced the British drama. Back in 2023, Jokic pulled up to a home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-goes-full-peaky-blinders-with-wild-fit-before-wolves-clash">in full Peaky Blinders’ attire.</a> He wore a long black wool coat, a white turtleneck, black dress pants with matching dress shoes, and of course, Thomas Shelby’s signature hat. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nikola Jokic’s fit for Nuggets-Wolves 👀 <a href="https://t.co/DZ1ZpJ1LeH">pic.twitter.com/DZ1ZpJ1LeH</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1623137804741115909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is Valanciunas’ first season for the Nuggets and operates as a backup to Jovic, and last night he impressively was able to complete 10 shots in 13 minutes. Valanciunas reflected on having the “hardest job in the world.” </p><p>“Back when I was in Denver, I kept wondering why I wasn’t getting more of a chance,” he said. “For every guy who’s a backup for Jokic, that’s probably the hardest job in the world. You play 10 minutes and whatever you do, it’s not good enough compared to when Jokic does it. That was the hardest part. After that, I worked on my mental strength and everything started to get better.”</p><p>The Nuggets’ next game is tomorrow (Oct. 27) against the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nikola Jokic goes full Peaky Blinders after smashing Suns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-what-nikola-jokic-happy-bricking-11-3-pointers-loss-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic was ‘happy’ about despite bricking 11 3-pointers in loss to Warriors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nuggets-All-Star-Nikola-Jokic-against-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic was ‘happy’ about despite bricking 11 3-pointers in loss to Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T07:41:28-07:00">October 24th, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T07:41:28-07:00">October 24th, 7:41am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets were in a title battle against the Golden State Warriors that went into overtime, but they were not able to walk away with the win, losing 137-131. Despite an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-aaron-gordon-breaks-alex-english-record-with-nuclear-season-opener">otherworldly game from Aaron Gordon</a>, who scored 50 points and made 10 of his 11 3-pointers, it wasn’t enough.</p><p>While Gordon made 10 of his 3-pointers, Nikola Jokic missed 11 of his, going 2-for-13 in the game. Despite the misses, Jokic didn’t seem worried after the game. Instead, <a href="https://x.com/BennettDurando/status/1981600998847373628" rel="noopener">he seemed satisfied</a> with the misses, and there’s a good chance that he’ll take those shots again.</p><p>“I think I need to mix it up,” Jokic said via Bennett Durando of the Denver Post. “I’m happy with the 3-point (looks). I think I was open. Most of them seemed like they were going in but they didn’t. So I mean, I’m happy with the shots.”</p><p>Even with the misses, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-ties-oscar-robertson-triple-double-record">Jokic finished the night with a triple-double</a>, recording 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. One thing about Jokic, he’s always going to find a way to improve in the next game, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he ended up making half of his 3-pointers coming up.</p><p>For now, the Nuggets have to roll with the punches and get a win in their next game against the Phoenix Suns.</p><h2><b>Nuggets lose tight game to Warriors in overtime</b></h2><p>The Nuggets had control of the game for most of the first half, but the Warriors started to pick things up late in the third quarter. The Nuggets were still able to stay poised and had the lead at times, but it was a back-and-forth matchup down the stretch of the fourth quarter. Gordon hit a 3-pointer late in the quarter, but Curry answered back with his own, sending the game into overtime.</p><p>After the game, Gordon talked about the missed opportunity to win the game despite his big night.</p><p>“It sucks,” Gordon said. “They’re asking if I wanted the game ball, and no, I don’t want the game ball to take an L home with me. No thank you. So it sucks. But it’s one game. It’s our first game. … We’re gonna reconvene, watch the film … try and play better in our home opener.”</p><p>The Nuggets are a battle-tested team, and they won’t let the first game out of 82 bother them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic was ‘happy’ about despite bricking 11 3-pointers in loss to Warriors

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He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon had an insane performance on Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to fend off the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center.</p><p>Warriors star Stephen Curry exploded for 22 of his team-high 42 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Nuggets, 137-131, in overtime. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-fans-disbelief-aaron-gordon-3-point-shooting-warriors">Golden State survived the career night of Gordon</a>, who had a career-high 50 points built on an eye-popping 10-of-11 shooting from three-point distance.</p><p>Aside from Gordon’s stellar outing, Nikola Jokic had a triple-double of 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in a losing effort. Jokic tied NBA legend Oscar Robertson for the <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1981580007081124142" rel="noopener">most triple-doubles in season openers</a> with four.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">With his triple-double tonight, Nikola Jokić has tied Oscar Robertson for the most career triple-doubles in regular-season openers with four.</p><p>Players with multiple triple-doubles in regular-season openers:<br>▪️ Nikola Jokić, 4<br>▪️ Oscar Robertson, 4<br>▪️ Magic Johnson, 2<br>▪️ Jason… <a href="https://t.co/IfatOS70dR">pic.twitter.com/IfatOS70dR</a></p><p>— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1981580007081124142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 30-year-old Jokic, however, struggled from the field, shooting 8-of-23, including 2-of-13 from beyond the arc.</p><p>The three-time MVP upped his career triple-doubles to 165, trailing only Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook and Robertson for most in league history with 202 and 181, respectively.</p><p>Putting up a triple-double has become almost second nature to Jokic, who continues to set the barometer for other big men in the NBA with his versatility, vision, and fundamentals.</p><p>Gordon put the Nuggets ahead by three points, 120-117, with only 25.7 seconds left in regulation after burying another long bomb. But Curry responded with a three-pointer to even up the score. Denver had a chance to get the win but Jokic missed his layup.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-organized-chaos-doomed-lakers">The Warriors, who improved to 2-0</a>, outscored the Nuggets in overtime, 17-11. Jokic only had two points in the extension as he looked fatigued.</p><p>The Nuggets will look to bounce back in their home opener against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic ties bonkers Oscar Robertson triple-double record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-jeff-teague-insists-joel-embiid-better-nikola-jokic-1-condition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague insists 76ers C Joel Embiid is better than Nikola Jokic on 1 condition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Joel-Embiid-shoots-the-ball-as-Nikola-Jokic-defends.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Jeff Teague insists 76ers C Joel Embiid is better than Nikola Jokic on 1 condition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T19:37:58-07:00">October 22nd, 7:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T19:37:58-07:00">October 22nd, 7:37pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After missing much of the 2024-25 NBA season with yet another knee injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-paul-george-heavy-day-hope">Joel Embiid is officially back and made his regular season return in the Philadelphia 76ers</a> nail-biter of a win over the Boston Celtics.</p><p>While the 76ers didn’t get much out of Embiid in the game, with VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey instead dominating the Celtics’ backcourt as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-fans-feel-joel-embiid-ugly-4-point-night-celtics">“The Process” onlys scored four points and six rebounds in 20 minutes of action</a>, in the opinion of Jeff Teague, Philadelphia still has <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1981106129028452440" rel="noopener">one of the most dominant players</a> in the NBA today.</p><p>Discussing the top centers in the NBA on <i>Club 520</i>, Teague boldly declared that if Embiid isn’t hurt – which isn’t all that often – the 76ers have the best center in basketball, even better than Nikola Jokic.</p><p>“Joel Embiid is really better than [Nikola Jokic] if he don’t ever get hurt,” Teague declared. “If Embiid’s not hurt, he’s the best player in the NBA. Nobody can stop him.”</p><p>From a purely statistical perspective, Embiid is one of the most effective scorers in NBA history, leading the league in points per game from 20021-23 before averaging more than a point a minute in 2023-24 before being shut down for the season. While few would make the argument that Embiid is better than Jokic now, as injuries has robbed him of consistently being the player he’s shown he can be, if “The Process” gets it right, he can still be the best player on any basketball court in the world, confirming Teague’s thesis even if it’s unlikely to happen on a night-to-night basis.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Joel Embiid is really better than [Nikola Jokic] if he don’t ever get hurt. If Embiid not hurt, he’s the best player in the NBA. Nobody can stop him."</p><p>— Jeff Teague 🤔</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/club520podcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@club520podcast</a>)<a href="https://t.co/wecGW8gFI3">pic.twitter.com/wecGW8gFI3</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1981106129028452440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague insists 76ers C Joel Embiid is better than Nikola Jokic on 1 condition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-bill-simmons-nikola-jokic-2020-decade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bill Simmons says Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic runs 2020 decade alone');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nuggets-news-Brian-Windhorst-ponders-Nikola-Jokic-contract-extension-risk.jpg"><figcaption>© Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Bill Simmons says Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic runs 2020 decade alone</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-15T10:25:03-07:00">October 15th, 10:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-15T10:25:03-07:00">October 15th, 10:25am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Three-time MVP winner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nikola-jokic-bold-predictions-2025-26-nuggets-season">Nikola Jokic is one of the best players the NBA has ever seen</a>. The Nuggets center’s elite combination of size, scoring and playmaking has allowed him to finish in the top-2 in MVP voting each of the last five years.</p><p>However, if Bill Simmons is to be believed, Jokic is not just special; he is also running the league in the 2020s very much alone.</p><p>“The 60’s were owned by Russell, the 70’s were owned by Kareem. The 80’s were Bird and Magic together. The 90’s were Jorden. The 2000’s were Duncan and Kobe together. The 2010’s were LeBron and Curry together. The 20’s are just Joker right now. We have ‘26, ‘27, ‘28, and ‘29,” Simmons said <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4n1GBoJXY&amp;t=1514s" rel="noopener">during a conversation with</a> Zach Lowe and Joe House on The Bill Simmons Podcast.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Of course, fans will immediately point to the existence of other superstars who have also played at an elite level in the 2020s. Zach Lowe did exactly that, bringing up the likes of Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>“Giannis, who hasn’t made round two in four years,” Simmons immediately pointed out.</p><p>While there is little doubt that the Greek Freak has been a consistent phenomenon and is a two-time MVP winner, the Milwaukee Bucks have been knocked out in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. Further, while Shai won the MVP over Jokic last year, he still has a long way to go in order to enter the conversation.</p><p>Still, critics can point out how just like Giannis, Jokic has also only won the championship once, and each of the other players Simmons mentioned as the rulers of their respective decades had championships to back up their claim as well. Hence, while there is little doubt that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-2023-24-nba-mvp">Jokic has been the best player in the league</a> over the last few seasons, there is plenty of scope for others to catch up just yet.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
17.5	13.5	12.5	0.5	2.0

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