Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (L) totaled 27 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Denver. Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA
April 28 (UPI) -- Nikola Jokic said the Denver Nuggets want to create energy, while ignoring "noise" in Game 6 of their first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jokic recorded a 27-point, 16-assist, 12-rebound triple-double to help the Nuggets pull off a 125-113 win in Game 5 on Monday in Denver. He lauded his teammates for their physicality after the triumph, which helped the Nuggets avoid elimination and extended the best-of-seven game series.
"We're going to create our own energy," Jokic told reporters. "We are going to drive off that. That's our mindset. We are not going to let the noise affect us.
"Just create your own energy and drive off that."
