On Friday night, it looked like the Denver Nuggets were on their way to leaving Minnesota with a well-deserved victory over the Timberwolves. Instead, the Nuggets completely fell apart in the final two minutes of the game and lost 10-0.

After this disappointing loss, Nikola Jokic shared a very candid response to the match. Jokic took full responsibility for the loss.

“We scored 10 or 8 points in the last, I don’t know how many minutes,” Jokic said. “We didn’t execute, I missed almost all my shots in the last two or three minutes. They scored easily, they had open looks. This loss is my fault. I have to do a better job to getting the guys involved. I had some turnover, so it was a really bad time for me.”

Over the last two games against the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets, the Denver Nuggets have been impeccable in their late-game execution. They managed to force overtime twice after battling double-digit deficits and managed to come out of it. Friday against the Timberwolves, the exact opposite happened.

“In Brooklyn, I was posting guys, today I didn’t do a good job. I had a turnover, I missed two turnaround jumpers, so it was a bad sequence for me,” said Jokic said.

After tonight, the Denver Nuggets finished their first five games with a record that no one expected, 2-3. With the arrival of the Utah Jazz, the time has come to bounce back.

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