The Denver Nuggets handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of this year's postseason thanks to an Aaron Gordon three-point make at the buzzer. They would not have been in position to do so without the excellence of Nikola Jokic.
The MVP big man put up another preposterous statline in a season chock-full of them, scoring 42 points and bringing down 22 rebounds while shooting 15-of-29 from the floor. He also went 10-of-13 from the free throw line, which Thunder fans did not appreciate and made that very clear during the game. At one point late in the fourth quarter of the tight contest the fans at Paycom Center began to collectively chant "free throw merchant" at the Serbian superstar.
