Jokic averages a triple-double match against Curry s miracle, the best battle in the first round witnesses the collision of the times

After the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic ended with a luxurious triple-double with averaging 24.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and 10.1 assists per game, but was unexpectedly missed the best player in the first round. Behind this controversial result is the Golden State Warriors core Stephen Curry rewrites the selection criteria for his historical performance - he averaged 36.8 points per game and scored 7.2 three-pointers in the first round, leading the team to complete the "Black Seven Miracle", and using subversive personal performances to define the value of superstars in the new era.

Jokic: The tragic script of the lone hero

Although Jokic scored three triple-double in the first round of the series against the Clippers and became the first player in history to average "20+10+10" in the first four games of the playoffs in a single season, the Nuggets' 1-4 ending was its biggest score reduction. Especially in the G3 game, his two-point shooting percentage was suppressed to 42.9% under Zubac's targeted defense. Although he contributed 23+13+13, it could not stop the team from losing 34 points. The team's rift was exposed due to the conflict with acting coach Adelman. His three-even in his playoff career has reached the third in history (20 times), but the "empty cut" label and the team's dilemma make the judges pay more attention to the victory contribution value.

Curry: Re-defining the selection dimensions of the myth of the age

, Curry's dominance in the first round is phenomenal. Facing the second-place Kings in the West, he scored 12 three-pointers in a single game in G4 and scored 56 points. He scored 19 points in the last quarter and reversed 17 points, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 55+ in a single game in the playoffs after the age of 35. The average shooting percentage of the five battles in the series was 47.1% and the real shooting percentage was 67.3%. Its "Ku's Gravity" system directly drove the Warriors' offensive efficiency to top the playoffs. More importantly, he scored 14 points in the last quarter of the life-and-death battle in G7, interpreting the stealth selection criteria of "key ball weight" with his performance of "one-man breaking down joint defense". The comparison between

data and the balance of victory tilt

Jokic and Curry is essentially a paradigm battle between traditional all-round centers and modern offensive engines. Jokic averaged double assists per game as a center, accounting for as much as 47.3%, and his comprehensiveness even threatened James' historical triple-double status; while Curry scored 58 long shots with a three-point shooting average of 43.2% per game, setting a new three-point record for the first round of the playoffs, and reconstructing the "superstar influence" evaluation system with efficiency and win-loss values. The NBA official said bluntly in his comments: "Curry redefined the narrative logic of the series - when a player can raise the team limit to the championship level, his data content will receive multiple bonuses."

Footnotes for the change of eras

This selection results reflect the subtle shift of league values: Jokic's personal heroism is certainly shocking, but in the playoff stage where teams are first, Curry's "winning leverage effect" is more respected. As ESPN commentator said: "Jokic proved himself to be a better player, but Curry proved that he is a better winner." As the Warriors advanced to the second round and the Nuggets were eliminated early, this debate on "who is more important than data or victory" may become the new yardstick for players' historical status in the future.