Jokic became the third person in history to win three consecutive Finals MVP awards in the opening game of the new season.
The new NBA season opens today. The first game will be like last season’s Western Conference Championship. The defending champion Nuggets will play against the Lakers. In this game, Nikola Jokic also scored 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming The third player in history to win three consecutive Finals MVP awards in the opening game of the new season, and led the Lakers to defeat in the opening game of the 7th consecutive season with the Nuggets.
The Nuggets and Lakers, who have forged a lot of grudges this offseason, faced off in the opening game of the new season today. In this game, Lakers forward LeBron James also officially started the 21st season of his career and became the first player in the league. The 6th player in history to achieve this record, and in the end he also bravely scored a team-high 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, becoming the first player in history to still score 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game in the 21st season of his career. players.
However, it was not only James who set a record night. Jokic, the Nuggets FMVP last season, also contributed 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists today. Not only did he help the Nuggets defeat the Lakers 119:107, taking the first step towards their second consecutive championship, He also became the third person in history to win three consecutive Finals MVP awards in the opening game of the new season after James and Magic Johnson, and the fifth person in history to win at least two games in the opening game of the season. The next best three-dimensional player.
As for the Lakers, after losing, they have lost the team’s opening game for 7 consecutive seasons. The past 6 seasons include losing to the Warriors twice, losing to the Clippers three times, and losing to the Trail Blazers once. The Lakers’ previous one Winning the opening game can be traced back to the battle against the Rockets in 2016. At that time, only D’Angelo Russell was still in the Lakers’ starting lineup.
