Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is not one for self-promotion. After back-to-back games against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are led by fellow Most Valuable Player candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić kept his comments about the award race succinct.

With LeBron James set to miss 1-2 weeks with a groin injury, Nikola Jokic and Co. are in a great position to hold the No.2 seed going into the postseason. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, if the Nuggets end the regular season with the second-best record in their conference,

After the game, head coach Michael Malone made headlines with his passionate defense of Jokic’s MVP credentials. His words cut through the hype that players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are getting about winning the MVP.