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NBA playoffs: What sets Nikola Jokic apart from other NBA superstars

The 2020 NBA playoffs have provided many with their first extended look at the unusual game of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.

In the past week, Jokic has led the Nuggets to a startling upset of the LA Clippers, been named to his second All-NBA team and made his Western Conference finals debut. While Friday's Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers turned frustrating for Jokic and the Nuggets, his skills were on display, especially during a dominant first quarter in which he posted 11 points, three rebounds and two assists before foul trouble took him off the floor.