Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has prevailed so many times in clutch situations this season that it was surprising to see him stumble during Wednesday night’s overtime thriller vs. the Lakers at the Pepsi Center.
But there wasn’t any sugarcoating Jokic’s fourth-quarter and overtime execution: 0 for 5, six rebounds, three assists, two turnovers.
In the waning moments of Wednesday’s loss to LeBron James and the Lakers, twice Jokic tried to bait his opponent into a shooting foul, and it failed miserably. And, with Denver trailing 119-116 with 20 seconds left in overtime, Jokic flung one more pass into traffic only for it to land directly into an opponent’s hands.