Jokic hit a wild jumper on the glass to lift the Denver Nuggets past the Golden State Warriors 130-127 on Thursday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Jokic’s shot made it 25-4 late in the fourth quarter and rallied the Nuggets from an 18-point deficit to win.
With the score tied and less than three seconds left, Jokic took the inbound pass and came down the court.
NIKOLA JOKIC ARE YOU SERIOUS pic.twitter.com/tAIbDgi9JE
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) January 5, 2024
The Warriors seemed to run away with the game in the second half.
They almost did in the third quarter, when they dropped 44 points and outscored the Nuggets by 20 points.
The Nuggets finished the game 25-4. Jokic tied the game with a backhand bucket shot with 26 seconds left.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! https://t.co/rgVB2vR3iO pic.twitter.com/napvZFp54B
— NBA (@NBA) January 5, 2024
Then, as Curry tried to hit a buzzer beater, Jamal Murray stole a foul pass to set up Jokic’s layup.
Curry led the Warriors with 30 points and six assists while shooting 11-for-23 from the field.
The loss was their fourth in their last five games, dropping them to 16-18 on the season.
Jokic led the Nuggets with nearly a triple-double.
He had 34 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in the Denver win, dropping three points and making just one free throw on the night.
Aaron Gordon added 30 points and nine rebounds, while Murray finished with 25 points.
Nikola Jokić (born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Nicknamed “the Joker”, he is regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time and is often considered the greatest draft steal in NBA history.
A five-time NBA All-Star, Jokić has been named to the All-NBA Team on five occasions (including three first-team selections) and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.
He represents the Serbian national team, with which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Jokić was selected by the Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft. He was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016.
In the 2018–19 NBA season, while leading the Nuggets to the Western Conference Semifinals, he received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections.
The following season, he once again received All-Star and All-NBA honors, while leading his team to the Western Conference Finals.
In the 2022–23 NBA season, he was awarded NBA Finals MVP after leading the Nuggets to their first-ever NBA championship.
Jokić ranks among the top 4 on the all-time list of the NBA players with the most triple-doubles (regular season and playoffs), where he is the leading international player and center, and he holds the record for fastest triple-double (achieved in 14 minutes and 33 seconds).
The Nuggets have won eight of their last nine games heading into Friday’s game against the Orlando Magic.
Nikola Jokic has made 39 of 44 shots in his last four games, the last of which was a 39-footer to beat the Golden State Warriors 130-127.
HE IS HIM. GAME WINNER. pic.twitter.com/YeuYZVTMRv
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 5, 2024
Jokic’s crazy shot capped a 25-4 run for the Denver Nuggets, giving them a comeback win over the Warriors.
Jokic finished with 34 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, two steals and one block as Denver has won 13 of its last 15 games.
CALLED GAME 🃏 pic.twitter.com/o2cepr9Lsf
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 5, 2024
Denver fell behind as the Warriors outscored the Nuggets by 17 points in the third quarter.
— Asher Levy (@asherlevynba) January 5, 2024
The Nuggets play the second half of a back-to-back, hosting the Magic on Friday night.
Fans reacted as follows:
OK THIS IS INSANE FOR A 9-5 WORKER
— JJJMuse (@JaimeJaquezMuse) January 5, 2024
Embiid has done that multiple times this season
— 🦇 (@Shadowiscold) January 5, 2024
Joker on 🔥.. can't believe it. Solid
— Omoluwabi001. (@_chika_oi) January 5, 2024
blud was shocked 😭 pic.twitter.com/kSlRT4Gie1
— Colbs TNB ✩ (@Colbions) January 5, 2024
Jokic is the best center ever
— Marius (@drecksuser) January 5, 2024
Embiid is way better than Jokic and is winning MVP
— 🦇 (@Shadowiscold) January 5, 2024
The best passer the game has ever seen https://t.co/HpCVhlDSTV
— WADE💍 (@Its_Wade) January 5, 2024
Apparently YES.
Unbelievable shot.— Alison Levine (@Levine_Alison) January 5, 2024
I want to know how players don’t throw shit and break everything in their sight after a loss like that. Shit, as a fan I want to. As a competitor, I don’t know how you just non chalantly walk back to the locker room
— MiJoGo (@gomijo23) January 5, 2024
