On January 5, Beijing time, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Golden State Warriors 130-127 to win two consecutive victories. In this game, the Warriors once led the Nuggets by as many as 18 points, and in the third quarter, the Warriors beat the Nuggets by as many as 20 points 44-24 in a single quarter, who would have thought that the Warriors sent a wave of 20-36 in the final quarter, and also allowed Nikola Jokic to complete the three-point shot in the midcourt, Curry stood in place for more than 20 seconds after seeing this ball.
Mike Malone commented on Jokic's three-point shot from the midfield: "It's just a great player playing a great game."
Jokic played 38 minutes, 13-of-16, 2-of-2 three-pointers, 6-of-7 free throws, 34 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting 81.3% from the field, 100% from three-point range, and 89.1% from the field. In the final quarter, he was 3 of 4, 1 of 1 from three-point range, and 2 of 2 from the free throw line to score 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
According to Crazy Stats, Jokic's shot was the longest shot ever scored by a center in NBA history (39 feet/11.9 meters). Previous record holders were Bill Roberts (1950/10.7m) and Bob Ruhr (1969/10.7m)
Jokic was the third-highest player to shoot at least 40 shots in four consecutive games since the 1945-55 season, with Chamberlain shooting 45-of-49 (91.8 percent) in 1967, Chamberlain 43-of-47 (91.5 percent) in 1966 and Jokic shooting 39-of-44 (88.6 percent) in 2024.
American media Per Sources praised Jokic as the greatest and strongest center player in NBA history.
After Jokic signed a contract with Chinese brand 361 Degrees, he averaged 23.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and his three-point shooting rate was 67.0%, 53.8%, and 96.9%, which was higher than the seven statistics in the seven games before the signing, and the shooting percentage was 23 percentage points worse. Could this be the mysterious power from the East? (The Nuggets are 6-1 in these 7 games)
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream