DENVER – Before Game 5, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver presented Denver center Nikola Jokic with his third MVP trophy.
His teammates mobbed him at midcourt as the Timberwolves looked from their end of the court.
That's essentially what Jokic reduced the Wolves to the rest of the night — mere witnesses to an all-world performance as Denver defeated the Wolves 112-97 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead.
Last series, teammate Aaron Gordon described Jokic as a "genius who happens to play basketball."
"I'm not a genius," Jokic said with a smile Tuesday.