MIAMI – Nikola Jokic had a short, simple answer to the chorus of boos that rained down on him Monday night in South Beach.
“I played in Serbia, brother,” Jokic said casually. “I wish you guys can feel that.”
Jokic’s metaphorical shoulder shrug offered one clue to his state of mind after the Nuggets’ 120-111 win over the Heat snapped Denver’s six-game losing streak. His blistering line – 24 points on only 14 shots, 15 rebounds and seven assists – offered another. Jokic was unbothered by Bam Adebayo or the raucous taunts Heat faithful tried, desperately, to use against him.