Nikola Jokic Makes Blunt Statement After Knicks-Nuggets Game

Nikola Jokic met with the media after Monday's loss.

Nov 2, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) reacts after a turnover in the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

On Monday evening, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets had their worst loss of the season when they fell 145-118 to the New York Knicks at home.

Jokic finished with 22 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal while shooting 9/20 from the field in 32 minutes of playing time.

After the game, he made a blunt statement when he met with the media (h/t DNVR Nuggets).

Jokic: "It's always good to get punched in the face and just to wake up."

Nikola Jokic after the Nuggets' 145-118 loss to the Knicks:

"It's always good to get punched in the face, just to wake up." pic.twitter.com/jMpXjVxeAv

— DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) November 26, 2024

The Nuggets allowed the Knicks to shoot an incredible 60.9% from the field and 52.8% from the three-point range.

Via Knicks PR: "Tonight marks the first time in team history in which the Knicks had three different players record 40+ points (OG Anunoby), 30+ points and 10+ rebounds (Karl-Anthony Towns) and 20+ points and 10+ assists (Jalen Brunson) all in the same game."

The Knicks are also the first team since the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1988-89 season to accomplish this.

— NY Knicks PR (@NY_KnicksPR) November 26, 2024

With the loss, the Nuggets dropped to 9-7 in 16 games, which has them as the eighth seed in the Western Confernece.

They will resume action on Wednesday evening when they travel to Utah for a showdown with the Jazz.

Recap of tonight's game:

🗞 https://t.co/IgpJdhYWAt pic.twitter.com/SehqTuu5gx

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 26, 2024

Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 13.4 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 55.9% from the field and 52.7% from the three-point range in 13 games.

The three-time MVP is in his 10th season playing for the Nuggets.

Nov 25, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) controls the ball in the first quarter against the New York Knicks at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

As for the Knicks, they improved to 10-7 in 17 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.