Nikola Jokic Continues To Do Insane Shit, This Time Casually Hitting A Beyond Half Court One Armed Heave Buzzer Beater Like It Was Nothing
Alright, what the hell is going on?? Last night, we had Josh Giddey's insane half court game winner in one of the craziest finishes of all time, and now tonight we have Nikola Jokic going with what, a 3/4 quarter court one armed heave at the buzzer to end the half??
I guess by now we should be used to Nikola Jokic doing mind bending shit on the basketball court given that's sort of his thing. If 3/4 quarter buzzer beaters aren't your thing, how about houdini-level passing? I'm still not quite over this pass from Jokic we got a few days ago
This is what makes Jokic such a must watch player. All of these plays are just a normal day at the office for him, and the best part is that you know he's not even remotely impressed with himself after he does either of those things. Look at his reaction after that buzzer beater! You could have told me he missed that shot by 30 feet given his reaction. In reality, he buried one of the most impressive buzzer beaters of the season. If you ask Jokic about it he'll probably say something like
"Eh, it was an open shot. It's just 3 points"
or something along those lines. Meanwhile, there are probably only a handful of players on the planet who are capable of converting on a play like that.
I also love that he had the guts to even take that shot. So many times you see players in that spot where there's plenty of time to get a shot off, but they don't want to ruin their FG%. Fuck that. As Payton Pritchard says, that's soft. I'm happy to know that Jokic agrees. You think he gives a shit about his FG%? I'm not even sold Jokic even knows what his FG% is. He just cares about winning, and sometimes that means having the guts to attempt something like this while there is still enough time on the clock for the shot to count, even if it misses.
What a shot, what a player. He'll probably get boned out of the MVP, but he's easily the best player in the world.