Should Nikola Jokic’s 2023 playoffs run be talked about as one of the individual all time great run?

Nikola Jokic averaged 30.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists in 20 games in the 2023 playoffs. He won his first Finals MVP award and his first NBA championship.

First time in history that a player has less the playoffs in points, rebounds and assists.

Individually, he played the best defenders at his position in Gobert, Davis and Bam.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2023_totals.html

  • richard_golbesBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    “individual all time great run” is as much about how much people like the player or dislike the players opponents and how much the run meant in a historical or legacy sense than anything about stats or something objective.

    People put Dirk 2011 up there for these sorts of reasons when his individual play wasn’t really special even compared to what he accomplished in his prime when he simply didn’t have the team to get it done.