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Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić, Juancho Hernangómez shine in FIBA World Cup’s opening day

On the opening day of the FIBA World Cup, Nikola Jokiu0107 and Juancho Hernangómez showcased why the Nuggets have one of the NBA’s deepestfrontcourts.

Jokiu0107 and Serbia played in the tournament’s first game and absolutely dominated Angola, routing the opposition 105-59. In typical Jokiu0107 fashion, the All-NBA first-teamer had a well-rounded performance, putting up 14 points on 80 percent shooting and adding six assists and five rebounds in 22 minutes of action. The Nuggets’ All-Star had the second-highest efficiency rating of the game at 31. His teammate Bogdan Bogdanovic led all scorers in the game with 24 points, hitting 5 of 7 from behind the arc.