NBA announcer Ian Eagle said that he is "hearing murmurs" that the MVP award will be presented to Gilgeous-Alexander in front of Jokic before Game 5 in Oklahoma City.

Speaking on "Inside the NBA" on Sunday night, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spoke about Jokic's sagging performance--and blamed the Nuggets for using a short rotation and having no true backup big man.

Nikola has shot just 33.3 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from three-point range in his last three games played.

Nikola Jokic has done everything he can for the Denver Nuggets of late as they try to overcome the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder in their NBA playoffs second-round series. In four games played thus far,