Nikola Jokic had a simple strategy for Game 5: Go right at the Defensive Player of the Year.
Rudy Gobert won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, but he had no answer for Denver’s three-time MVP in the Nuggets’ 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. Jokic accepted his MVP award before the game, then went out and scored 40 points on 15-for-22 shooting, adding 13 assists and…