Defending Jokic is impossible task rn. Against Minnesota with Gobert and KAT with jaden mcdaniels as helper, Nuggets still ran over them in 5 games.

The only way to get a win against Jokic is to have guards who can attack Jokic’s drop off defense like how Booker/Cp3 did in 2021 playoffs and last year’s playoffs. Steph and Jordan poole can be good examples, even though denver didnt have both Murray and MPJ.

The point is that we need to attack Jokic’s defense, not defending Jokic in our highest effort. Lebron is right now the only consistent player who can attack Jokic’s paint defense. AR has done it well in WCF but I dont think he is keep going to drop 20 points in historically efficient manner.

Reason why AD is struggling to attack Jokic in second half is because Jokic wears him down offensively. One defensive weakness is that he is vulnerable against big, traditional centers. Jokic has advantage over AD unless AD shoots like he was in bubble or defensive center like Howard share the role.

Again, we need a guard or any consistent player who can attack Jokic’s drop off defense. And unfortunately, Dlo’s playstyle is more of a slow, rhythm shooter. Even Russ was better in terms of attacking Denver’s defense because of his speed and athleticism