Another Denver Nuggets game, another remarkable effort from Nikola Jokić. The reigning NBA MVP scored 35 points (13-of-15 from the field), pulled down 12 rebounds, and dished out eight assists in Denver’s 113-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
Nikola Jokic tonight:
35 PTS
12 REB
8 AST
13-15 FGHe is the 2nd player in NBA history with 3+ career 35/10/5 games on 85% shooting. The other was Wilt Chamberlain. pic.twitter.com/J3qkSbtPkL
— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 27, 2022
While Jokić did plenty of impressive things — as usual — in this game, one pass in the second quarter was particularly amazing.
Jokić made a no-look, over-the-head pass — past multiple defenders — with his back turned to the basket and found Will Barton under the hoop. Unfortunately, Barton was unable to turn it into points and a Jokić assist, but that doesn’t take away from how incredible the play was.
Here’s how it looked in live action:
😱 No basket, but this pass by Jokic is MIND BLOWING!
Watch Now: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/gC6rmH3vaT
— NBA (@NBA) March 27, 2022
And the replay angle offers a great look at it:
The replay is just as SICK! pic.twitter.com/c1LtPaK0pb
— NBA (@NBA) March 27, 2022
Absurd.
You can see full highlights of Jokić’s performance here:
[Photo Credit: Altitude Sports]