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Originally Posted by Seadood228
Jokic being a top 5 guy is an interesting discussion though—he’s top 8ish in the regular season but I think top 5 in the playoffs. He’s basically like the reverse Giannis in that his skills increase in value the more high-leverage you get.
Most big guys have trouble dominating down the stretch in playoff games when the defensive intensity goes to 100%. It's just too hard for them to get the ball in the right spot on the floor and they don't feel comfortable passing out of double teams in moments where they feel like they are supposed to win the game for their team. You definitely see this to an extent with Giannis and Embid.
Jokic is a little different. The Nuggets are very disciplined about running their halfcourt offense through Jokic, and Jokic is perfectly comfortable dominating games down the stretch as a scorer or a distributor.