Last time the Denver Nuggets played the Los Angeles Lakers, Nikola Jokic played a significant role, despite the losing effort. In light of a disappointing performance, Will Barton took it upon himself to project what the team needed to hear.
“Listen man, we gotta play through him. Every year that’s going to work best for us. We’re a good team when he’s not scoring, but we’re a great team when he’s being dominant down there. We have championship potential when he’s cooking. We know that. We can get away with it some games, beat teams, but to be the team we want to be, we gotta play through him.