"What was going through your head when you were left alone in the locker room with the trophy?" Nikola Jokić: "I often stay alone in the locker room because I have my own routine. I do some work in the training room, some stretching, and I have a cold tub. So I really need time, and when we are on the road, everyone is waiting for me. But I often say that it is one of the most beautiful feelings when you stay alone in the locker room when all the noise is gone and when everyone is gone, and you stay somehow alone for two, three, five, 10, 15, 20 minutes. Some feelings and some emotions somehow gather and it becomes a really beautiful moment. But I also had that feeling then. The job is done, somehow the relief is greater than the euphoria. I felt more relief than euphoria. I won, I said, 'Ugh, we won.' I felt like I took a burden off my back."
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