{"id":19125,"date":"2024-01-05T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/nuggets-nikola-jokics-buzzer-beating-banked-three-stuns-warriors\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T22:11:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:41:56","slug":"nuggets-nikola-jokics-buzzer-beating-banked-three-stuns-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/nuggets-nikola-jokics-buzzer-beating-banked-three-stuns-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets\u2019 Nikola Jokic\u2019s buzzer-beating banked three stuns Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Denver Nuggets<\/u> center Nikola Jokic added a new chapter to his incredible career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The two-time MVP and reigning NBA champion<\/u> sunk the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, banking in a game-winning three from near half-court to send the four-time champs to their fourth loss in five games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, #15, hits a three-pointer over Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney to give the Nuggets the win in an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in San Francisco.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Loren Elliott)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With 3.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the game tied 127-127, Aaron Gordon<\/u> inbounded the ball to Jokic, who took three dribbles before pulling up from just beyond half-court.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The game-winner completed an 18-point comeback for the Nuggets, who went on a 25-4 run to close the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“That was the last option with that play,” Jokic said, according to ESPN. “I just took a shot. I think those shots are the easiest shots to take. You don’t have any other options. So actually, when I felt it, I thought, ‘Oh, I’m going to bank this.’ You can see the flight of the ball, and I just knew I was going to bank it.”<\/p>\n

Jokic finished the night with 34 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, as the Nuggets improved to 24-11 on the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nikola Jokic, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, celebrates after making the game winning three-point basket against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 4, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco.<\/span> (Jed Jacobsohn\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It was a stunning loss for the Warriors, who held a 123-105 lead with 6:51 left in the fourth quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was the seventh time this season that Golden State<\/u> lost a game after holding a lead of at least 10 points, per ESPN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“These games all come down to the wire, it feels like for us this year,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “We\u2019ve probably lost four or five we should have won.”<\/p>\n

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Nikola Jokic, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, hugs head coach Michael Malone after the game against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 4, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco.<\/span> (Noah Graham\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It has been a rocky start to the season for the Warriors, who have been without four-time All-Star Draymond Green<\/u> for the last three weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA after he wildly struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a December matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Green is reportedly nearing a return to the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Joe Morgan is a Sports Reporter for Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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