Nikola Jokic Sunk Luka Doncic And The Mavs With A Buzzer-Beater

The Denver Nuggets continue to play fun basketball as the NBA’s regular season hits the stretch run, and once again it was Nikola Jokic hitting a big shot to deliver a win in the clutch. Jokic hit a buzzer-beater at home on Thursday night to sink a feisty Dallas Mavericks team led by Luka Doncic, who moments earlier had given the Mavs the lead with a clutch shot.

The game was electric in the final moments, with rookie superstar Luka Doncic giving the Mavericks a lead with less than 10 seconds left when he drove the lane and beat a double-team for a massive dunk.

But the international showdown ended with Jokic getting the last shot, and he did what he does best — use his size and ball handling skills to drive the lane himself, putting up a runner that fell as the buzzer sounded.

Dwight Powell did just about all he could against Jokic short of fouling him, but the Joker is one of the game’s best big men for a reason. And you certainly have to feel for Doncic, who was an assist away from another triple-double. He finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists in the loss but was brilliant throughout.

He looked truly stunned after Jokic hit the winner.

Jokic, meanwhile, had a much quieter night statistically. Paul Milsap went for 33 for the Nuggets, but Jokic’s winner barely pushed him into double digits in scoring on the night. He had 11 points on the night but added 14 boards and eight assists. And the 100-99 win proved once again that the Nuggets can counterpunch with the best of them in the NBA.