ORLANDO, Fla. – Minutes before the second half started, as his teammates got loose and hoisted shots at the far end of the court, Nikola Jokic sat on the Nuggets bench staring aimlessly at the court.
Jokic had just registered one of the more confounding halves of his career. After nearly 16 minutes of uninspired basketball, he had four points, two rebounds and one assist to his name. The Nuggets, already riding a two-game losing streak, were trailing the Magic by 5.
Paul Millsap saw Jokic sitting by himself on the bench and plopped a seat cushion in the chair to his left.