Although Nikola Jokic had 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists, his night was otherwise one to forget as the Denver Nuggets fell to the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic tangled with Julius Randle, got thrown to the floor, and was beat off the dribble by Isaiah Thomas in a moment that’s gone viral.
With less than two minutes remaining in the game and Nuggets only trailing the Lakers by five points, Jokic found himself switched onto Thomas. It was hardly the first such instance of the game, and it won’t be the last in Jokic’s career.
After receiving a pass back from Lonzo Ball, Thomas went into attack mode with the shot clock winding down.