Nikola Jokic’s Behavior With Family Before Nuggets Game Catches Attention

Fans reacted on X.

"he has a kid??" asked one user.

"This is the player y’all hate on 24/7?" another fan asked.

"Ok this is so sweet," another fan wrote.

"How adorable," a fourth user wrote.

"Future wnba star," a fifth user wrote.

"I was today years old when I found out Jokić had a daughter" another fan wrote.

Jokic, who has struggled for sizable stretches of this series, shot 9-of-14 from the field and finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. Guard Jamal Murray, another man who has been up and down in this series, shook off an illness to score 25 points while adding eight rebounds and seven assists, and fellow backcourt starter Christian Braun contributed 23 points.

Denver fell behind by as many as 12 points in the first half, but it came to within three points at halftime. The third quarter is when it made its move in this game. It outscored the Thunder 32-21 in that period and never looked back.

The team had a big edge on the boards, and it held the Thunder to just 27.9% shooting from 3-point range.

Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander -- the two MVP frontrunners this season -- will duke it out in Game 7 on Sunday for the right to meet the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.