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Nikola Jokic Gets Honest After Latest Denver Nuggets Loss

Nikola Jokic met with the media after Thursday's game against the Cavs.

Ben Stinar

Sep 26, 2024; Denver, Co, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during Denver Nuggets Media Day. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
Sep 26, 2024; Denver, Co, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during Denver Nuggets Media Day. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images / Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

On Thursday night, the Denver Nuggets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 126-114 in Ohio.

While Nikola Jokic has played at an MVP level, the Nuggets are just 4-6 over their last ten games.

After their latest loss, Jokic made honest comments when he met with the media.

Reporter: "Is it still early enough in the season for you guys that you guys are still working on finding who you are?"

Jokic: "I think 20 games in we should know who we are, and we should know what we're supposed to do... I don't know the answer to that question. I think we are still kind of looking, and then we look good in some moments, we kind of look how we're supposed to play. And then we just stop playing the way how we used to play, and then we look bad."

Jokic had another incredible game with 27 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists and three steals while shooting 13/26 from the field in 39 minutes of playing time.

He also added: "We had a lot of defensive breakdowns and seemed like we don't know what we're doing. We talk about it. We should know."

The Nuggets are 11-9 in their first 20 games, which has them as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

They are just 5-5 in the ten games they have played away from Denver.

Following the Cavs, the Nuggets will visit the Washington Wizards on Saturday and the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.

Jokic is in his tenth season (all with the Nuggets).

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.