Nikola Jokic found his seat on the bench and bellowed at the rafters of his building, the one he has transformed into a temple that worships him.
The agony of his missed buzzer-beater opportunity was doubled by the grim fact that he would have to play through his struggles for another five minutes.
The Nuggets had his back.
Despite Jokic’s 8-for-25 night, his team scored the first seven points of overtime and stormed to a 113-104 Game 3 victory over the top-seeded Thunder on Friday. Oklahoma City was held to just two points in the extra period after Clutch Player of the Year apparent snub Aaron Gordon drained a game-tying corner 3-pointer with 26.