In the final seconds of a tie game with the Golden State Warriors, Nikola Jokic took it to the bank.
THE JOKER CALLS GAME pic.twitter.com/zZtonXM6MC
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 5, 2024
Jokic sunk a 40-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Denver Nuggets a 130-127 win over the Warriors. Denver came back from a seven-point deficit in the final two minutes, closing the game on a 10-0 run.
Five of those points came from the Joker, who tied the game with 26 seconds left.
The Joker for the tie! pic.twitter.com/hGOxBEBLOn
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 5, 2024
Jokic also assisted on the alley-oop dunk that got the Nuggets within two points, sending a Jamal Murray pass along to Aaron Gordon for the jam.
Murray ➡️ Jokić ↗️ Gordon pic.twitter.com/DvvEylOILC
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 5, 2024
After the game, Charles Barkley interrogated Jokic to see if he’d planned to shoot off the glass. Jokic dodged the question, declaring “My friend, it went in. I’m happy.” So were the Nuggets.
Chuck: "Did you call glass on that?"
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 5, 2024
Jokić: "My friend, it went in. I'm happy." pic.twitter.com/iqDzwreXXZ
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