WITH A SECOND remaining in Sunday's Game 4, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic called for the ball after Jalen Williams hit a pair of free throws to push the Oklahoma City Thunder's lead to five points.
After receiving the inbounds pass from Michael Porter Jr., Jokic launched the longest shot of these NBA playoffs, literally and figuratively.
His football-style toss from 81 feet out sailed a bit short and wide, an air ball that Nuggets reserve center DeAndre Jordan dodged on the baseline after beginning his walk from the bench to the home locker room as the buzzer sounded.