Stephen Curry can chew on his mouthguard, eyes wild. On the other side of the field, Nikola Jokic exults after giving the Nuggets the victory with an incredible 3-point shot at the buzzer!
During the last playoffs, we discovered the “Sombor Sling”, the Sombor sling, this shot catapulted by Nikola Jokic behind the 3-point line which weighed down Anthony Davis and the Lakers. Against the Warriors, the Serb managed the shot from even further away, with the board. A miraculous slingshot that he had difficulty describing…
When Charles Barkley asked him if he had called the board on his shot, Nikola Jokic could smile. “My friend, it’s back. I'm just happy” he replied like this.
39/44 shooting over the last four matches…
For the “Joker”, this shoot above all completed a heist which shows that his team never gives up. Trailing by 18 points (123-105) 7 minutes from the end, the Nuggets came back through their defense, insisting in the paint.
With his 34 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, Nikola Jokic was still very close to the triple-double. Especially at 13/16 shooting, it still wastes very little ammunition. Over the last four meetings, it is 39/44 on the shoot, an incredible 89% success rate ! His reaction ? “Sometimes the ball goes in. Sometimes no. I've had some better nights shooting, some worse. It's like that. »
Tonight was one of the best, with this final shot which will be remembered for a very long time.
| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 28 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 20.0 |
| 2020-21 ★ | DEN | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 ★ | DEN | 74 | 34 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 27.1 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 69 | 34 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 24.5 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 34 | 33 | 55.9 | 33.3 | 81.8 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 25.7 |
| Total | 630 | 31 | 55.3 | 34.7 | 82.8 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 20.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
