Is Nikola Jokic Playing Tonight vs Timberwolves? Nuggets’ 2x MVP’s Availability Report Ahead of Game 4 and A Possible Sweep

The Denver Nuggets are breezing past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Playoffs as Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are outdoing Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns night after night.

Now, one game stands between the Wolves’ elimination from the first round for the second season in a row and a first-round sweep for the Nuggets.

But, will the Joker play Game 4, or sit it out like the MVP favorite of the Philadelphia 76ers’, Joel Embiid did in his team’s sweep against the Brooklyn Nets? Let’s find out.

Is Nikola Jokic playing tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves?

As per the latest reports in Denver, Nikola Jokic is off the injury list where he was a presence with a ‘probable’ tag in the Nuggets’ last outing in Minnesota.

Nikola Jokic is off the injury report for tomorrow’s Game 4.

— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) April 23, 2023

So, the Joker will play tonight in Game 4. He might try to get up and running on the scoring as well because he is just averaging 20 points per game in the series, which is 5 less than his season average and 7 less than Murray’s average in the series.

Are the Nuggets good enough to go through the West?

One thing that has become apparently clear with the ongoing first round of the 2023 Playoffs is that the Suns are not as unbeatable as we all thought them to be.

Also, the Nuggets are not as easy to play against as they looked like from the eye test because of the Serbian international’s weakness in post-defense. They did not just Top the West standings because it was there for the taking.

If a team with two top big men in the line-up has not won a single game against them, every team in the West would struggle against them, especially the Suns because Deandre Ayton has not been his best on either side of the court lately. These two, most likely, are going to play each other in the conference semi-finals.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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