Anthony Davis Speaks Out on Guarding Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic

Anthony Davis has come out with an interesting message regarding him and the challenge of guarding Denver Nuggets big Nikola Jokic. The Los Angeles Clippers dropped a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets and kind of became a meme in the process. Most NBA experts thought that the Clippers would be the ones to come out of the west. That obviously did not happen.

As a result, the Los Angeles Lakers and their superstar tandem LeBron James and Anthony Davis will now be playing the Denver Nuggets instead. Though this might be disappointing for some fans who were looking for a Clippers-Lakers matchup, it should still be very exciting to watch.

The Nuggets are already past where most of the NBA expected they would get to go. This means that they have nothing to lose at this point. This could be worrisome for the Lakers, who have been known to start slow. But hopefully they learned from the first 2 series against the Portland Trailblazers and Houston Rockets.

Anthony Davis Speaks Out on Guarding Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic

One of Denver’s toughest guard is their big man Nikola Jokic. Nokic has been on fire as of late and almost single handedly won them the game a couple of times in the playoffs so far. Jokic has been huge and it will be very important for Anthony Davis to come ready for some defense.

He was recently asked about what he thought of the matchup of him and Nokic. Davis admitted that it would be a very tough assignment. However, he is definitely up for the task.

“He’s a tough guy to guard,” Anthony Davis said about Nikola Jokic recently.

“(He’s) able to shoot the ball, he can pass extremely well. He can go in the post. There are a lot of ways he can beat you.”

Jokic is currently putting up some crazy numbers. Right now, he is averaging 25.4 points, 10.8 boards and 6.0 assists.

Hopefully Anthony Davis is able to stay on top of the challenge. What do you think about what he said? Do you think he can guard Nokic?