Even on a night when Nikola Jokic delivered another absurd masterpiece , the conversation quickly shifted to a glaring issue: his defense. The Denver Nuggets fell 130-127 to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night at Ball Arena, snapping their seven-game winning streak and dropping them to 10-3.

And while Jokic posted a monster 36 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists, he also took responsibility for the defensive breakdowns that played a major role in the loss.

After the game, Jokic didn’t hide from the criticism .

“I think it’s a little bit of everything,” Jokic told reporters. “We tried to cross-match, we tried me being in drop, we tried to rotate early, we tried going back to the shooter. So it was a little bit of everything. They had a really good shooting night… but it seemed like w

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