Jokic or Butler, the reasons to be the new king of the NBA

Last night the NBA saw how Nikola Jovic closed the sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Denver Nuggets qualified for the NBA Finals for the first time after 113-111 in the fourth game, with 30 points from the Serbian.

Nikola Jokic, the 2.11m center with an incalculable talent. The Serbian, 2-time winner of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, is showing in these Playoffs that he is one of the most dominant players in the world, yes in the world. His triple-double in this postseason confirms it: 31 points, 13.5 rebounds and 10 assists. To this we add the 64% real shooting percentage that he has, an advanced statistical figure that measures the efficiency of a player when throwing the ball, that is to say that Nikola breaks with the defensive schemes of his rivals, finds the precise spaces to score And it makes everything seem easier.

butler in the east

And tonight, the Miami Heat can return to the NBA Finals after three seasons at the hands of a great Jimmy Butler. They have the series headed against Jayson’s Boston Celtics 3-0 and at home they look for the final game (today, 7:30 pm, live on ESPN)

Jimmy Butler, the coffee producer who drop by drop brings the Heat to its point. The history books say that your chances of reaching a conference final having fought the Play-In and being the last classified are minimal. But Butler’s killer DNA, guided and reinvigorated by a strategist like Erik Spoelstra, makes him the lynchpin of the Miami team. The forward not only displays an energy that allows him to stay on the court for 40 minutes, but he has also been seen blocking balls and defending his rivals as only the greats do. The elimination of the Bucks, the Knicks and the loss of the Celtics home carry the 33-year-old’s first and last name.

Jayson Tatum looks for a new return as the Ave Felix to put the Celtics into play. Those from Boston are looking for a new final in a row, but from tonight they have no margin for error. Without the Lakers on the way, being the top winners (they equal 18 with the Angelenos) is latent, but the work of a miracle.

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