Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is Larry Bird in the body of Shaquille O’Neal. He has redefined what a big man does in the sport. Today, against the Utah Jazz, there was Jokic again using his skills to control the game.

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His plays were exquisite today with the highlight being two inbound passes/assists back to back. From one end to the other, he accurately passed the ball to Michael Porter Jr which led to a bucket, and then repeated it with Aaron Gordon being the recipient this time.

Jokic ended up having 26 points, six rebounds and eight assists. He also played through a bruised right arm but it didn’t look like that when he was cutting through the defences of Utah.

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That shows how good the Serbian is. Even with an “injury”, he controlled the game like an expert puppeteer. The Jazz had no answer for any of the questions posed by Nikola Jokic.

During the Denver Nuggets’ game against the undermanned Utah Jazz, Michael Malone was not concerned about his star center and the possibility of frustration. The Nuggets defeated the Jazz 142-121 on Saturday night, led by 37 points from Jamal Murray and a game from Nikola Jokic, who was forced to play despite having an injured right arm that kept him out of shootaround.