Jokić Criticizes Booing Fans After Nuggets Rally From 23 Down to Beat Pelicans in Overtime
Photo: The Guardian USNikola Jokić scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and 10 assists as the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from 23 points down to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 in overtime on Saturday night in Denver. It was his 199th career regular-season triple-double, second to Russell Westbrook's 209. Some fans booed Denver at halftime, and after the game Jokić said those fans were no longer welcome. Jamal Murray scored 42 points. Rookie Trevon Brazille had 17, seven of them in overtime, in his home debut, and his corner three-pointer with 1:25 left made it 133-129. Denver played without Cam Johnson and Alpha Diallo. Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 26 points, and the Pelicans have lost their first three games under first-year coach Jamahl Mosley.
The Guardian US, the left-leaning outlet, gives the fullest game account. Its headline pairs Jokić's remark with the comeback, and the article adds the Westbrook comparison, Murray's 42, Brazille's debut, injuries, Pelicans scorers, Mosley's winless start and the third-quarter run. Fox News, on the right, uses stronger language in its headline, saying Jokić torched the fan base as boos rained down. It stresses that he was already fed up and calls the stat line fairly average for him. It adds Denver's 48% shooting, 32% from three and the 15 Pelicans points off 12 turnovers, but its excerpt omits Murray's total, Brazille and the overtime detail, and opens with unrelated promotional text. Both give the same score, stat line and Jokić's message, but they differ on the halftime score: the Guardian says 73-57 and Fox says 75-57. ESPN's headline resembles Fox's in tone.
How the sides differ Left sources lead with the game's details and records around Jokić's remark; right sources stress Jokić's anger at fans and call his stat line routine.
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The Guardian US leads with Jokić's remark and the comeback, then gives broad game detail: records, Murray, Brazille, injuries and the Pelicans' scorers and coach.
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- New York PostNikola Jokic fumes at Nuggets fans who booed during home opener: ‘They are not welcome anymore’
Fox News frames Jokić as fed up with fans, in dramatic wording, and calls his night routine. It adds Denver's shooting and turnover numbers, with little on teammates.