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Balkan Ballers - 🏔️ Jokic Escapes With Game 1 Win - But Zubac Made Him Earn Every Bucket, 🎭 Luka Shines, But Wolves Steal the Show in LA
You know Yugoslavia with Luka and Jokic would beat Team USA by 20

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🏔️ Jokic Escapes With Game 1 Win - But Zubac Made Him Earn Every Bucket
Game 1 of Nuggets-Clippers was a playoff banger. Denver roared back from 15 down to win in OT:
Nuggets 112, Clippers 110.
🎯 Nikola Jokic put up 29 pts, 12 ast, 9 reb — but Ivica Zubac made him work.
Zubac held Jokic to just 50% shooting, his lowest FG% against any single defender this season (min. 30+ possessions).
Zubac was a monster in his own right:
📊 21 pts | 13 reb | 66.7 FG% | 39 mins
🧨 Russell Westbrook played with fire down the stretch:
✔️ First-ever playoff go-ahead 3 in the final 30 seconds
✔️ Clutch defensive stop knocking ball off Harden
✔️ Offensive boards, extra passes, all-out hustle
🎭 James Harden dropped 32 and had a cold-blooded floater to tie the game at 100 late in regulation.
🧊 Kawhi Leonard added 27, hitting tough midrange shots to keep LA in it down the stretch.
Meanwhile, Bogdan Bogdanović was quiet:
📊 0 pts | 5 reb | 2 ast | 0-3 FG in 12 mins
🧮 Murray chipped in 21-9-7.
💪 Aaron Gordon sealed it with 25 pts and two clutch FTs in OT.
This one had everything — and it feels like we’re just getting started.
🗓️ Game 2: Monday night at Ball Arena.
🔥 This series has 7 written all over it.
🎭 Luka Shines, But Wolves Steal the Show in LA
Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95
Luka Dončić dropped 37 points in his Lakers playoff debut, shooting a blistering 54.5% from the field and 50% from deep — but it wasn’t enough.
Minnesota blitzed LA with a 38-20 second quarter and never looked back. The Wolves set a franchise playoff record with 21 threes, led by McDaniels (25 pts) and Reid (23 pts, 6 threes). Anthony Edwards nearly notched a triple-double.
Luka was electric:
📊 37 pts | 8 reb | 2 stl | 88.9% FT | 40 mins
But the Lakers couldn’t match Minnesota’s firepower — or their chemistry.
🗓️ Game 2: Tuesday night in LA.
Luka’s ready. The Lakers need to be.
🏀 Bulls Bounced — Vucevic Battles, But Miami Moves On
Heat 109, Bulls 90
Chicago’s season ends in familiar fashion — eliminated by Miami for the third straight year.
While most of the Bulls struggled, Nikola Vucevic showed up:
📊 16 pts | 12 reb | 2 blk | 46.2 FG% in 38 minutes.
The big man was steady, but the Bulls needed more.
Herro dropped 38 and the Heat never trailed, holding the Bulls to a season-low 90 points.
Miami now faces Atlanta with a playoff spot on the line.
For Vooch and the Bulls? Another long offseason begins.
Throwback Corner 🎥 Greatest Moments in NBA History - Toni Kukoc Game Winner vs Knicks
Only 2 players in NBA history average 30+ in the playoffs
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo)
6:09 PM • Apr 19, 2025
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