NEW ORLEANS – Nikola Jokic picked the Pelicans apart like it was NBA2K.
Though Jokic copped to playing the wildly popular NBA game, the reigning MVP said he never plays as himself.
“Anybody else,” he said with a grin after dropping 39 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Wednesday’s dramatic overtime win over New Orleans.
Jokic served up 11 points in overtime, seizing complete control of the game and overwhelming his counterpart, Jonas Valanciunas, on numerous occasions. Among his tricks, Jokic drained floaters, finished put-backs, buried open jumpers, baited defenders and deked his opponents into the ground.