Draymond: Nikola Jokić Embarrased Rudy Gobert in Game 5 | Inside the NBA

Kenny Smith, Draymond Green, Vince Carter, and Ernie Johnson react to the Nuggets win over the Timberwolves in Game 5.

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guys I I have a feeling that joker would never admit it because he’s such a humble Superstar but did he take this personally did he because because he’ll say look we needed he’ll say we needed a win and but was this personal in your mind I think so I mean we talked about it halftime you talk about barbecue chicken it was the one thing like I know that I can score on this guy another one I was trying to prove looked like he was trying to prove a point I said to to to Dre a half time like he he’s he’s trying to prove that yeah against the defensive player of the year it’s just footwork he was like I mean maybe not first move but second move I feel like I could score but no I I’m going to get you in the third move just I’m going to have you looking crazy now I’m going to pass behind my back I’m going to do whatever I want to do and I it felt personal start to finish so as a score EV is there anybody that you had that feeling and said I got to prove to him and to the world that I’m the best scorer in the league like Joker tonight I looked at some guys that there were some codes that I needed to to crack uh Pippen when I first got in there trying to figure out Bruce Bowen and San Antonio defense in general but Bruce Bowen um the Knicks defense at that time just trying to figure out how to maneuver because I was seeing double and triple teams so if you started rolling you were going to send a message it didn’t matter no you started sending a message if you started rolling that’s what I’m asking like J you felt sent especially if it’s a a great defender right that’s maybe gotten the best of you or whatever the case may be it’s time to send a message particularly if I’m rolling that’s my time you know because they’re going to have their time against you what Joker showed tonight is that he doesn’t feel Rudy Gober uh he he just backed up backed him down backed him down left hand right hand steep this way step that way float this way he showed tonight that he didn’t feel him they have 40 points 13 assists seven rebounds and zero turnovers like I’d love to see what his usage rate was tonight and you I had no turnovers and 40 points on 22 shots I didn’t feel you the entire night and yes it was personal yes Rudy Gober and those guys came out and played great defensively in those first two games in Denver and Denver came back home and wanted to show that that wasn’t real we are who we said we are and he embarrassed the hell out of Rudy Gober yeah I I think they they realized the fire they were playing with by dropping those first two games in their gym and saying why we cannot let us we cannot get in a situation like that again and man that they take care of business meantime on Minnesota’s end you’re not going to win a series if if Anthony Edwards is shooting the way he did tonight and only scoring 18 points and and you tell me I mean defensively I’m just watching the game as a fan and obviously I’m seeing bodies at Anthony Edwards every time he’s touching it yeah and making him making him give bit up and forcing him into tough shots I mean what’s Anthony Edwards got to do as as the series goes back to Minnesota well it was funny because Draymond and I I said it before the game and he just kind of brought it up uh he has to Hope Mike connley comes back because what happens what before the game I said this might be a tough night for for an he’s like no an is great which he is but when you could see him from the middle of the court now you have 10 eyes on him so 10 eyes are able to figure out left right down the middle but when he’s coming off the Baseline and I’m guarding him now I have to see where he’s coming from so now there’s only six eyes on you there is a difference when 10 eyes are on you and six eyes are on you the way you guys send Steph Curry on the Baseline yeah because now it’s not as many people watching him because but when he’s dribbling out front all eyes on me baby he’s Tupac and so we like we got you we could figure you out a little bit easier we can make it tougher but when you come in Baseline and you’re dunking and you’re throwing alleyes and then you have that it’s too much so he needs help and and they alluded to it a ball handler so he doesn’t have to be have doesn’t have to have 10 eyes on them Denver wins at 112 to 97 the series which was once 02 the Champs down now the Champs up 3-2 and go to Target Center in Minneapolis for game six of this series trying to close it out Minnesota trying to force a game seven no in the Western Conference a semal not feeling that all right no sir