CHARLOTTE – Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic dribbled hard to his left, drew two Toronto defenders and whipped a sidearm pass to the opposite corner that would’ve landed in the stands for most players who tried it.
Instead, the bullet found Jamal Murray wide-open for a corner 3-pointer.
Two nights later in Orlando, Jokic was operating on the wing, a step inside the 3-point arc. He kept his eyes fixated on the near corner, careful not to give a Magic defender any clue that he was cheating too far from his man. Jokic slung a two-handed overhead pass to the far corner, the pass well on its way before he allowed himself to look.