For all intents and purposes, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic played a perfect game in his team’s 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, which advanced Denver to the second round of the NBA Playoffs, on Monday night at Ball Arena.

Well, almost perfect.

The two-time MVP somehow didn’t attempt a single free throw in Monday’s game, something that was not lost on Nuggets coach Michael Malone.

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had a parting shot at the referees, sarcastically praising Nikola Jokic for missing 0 free throws on a night he didn’t get a single call to send him to the line.

“Nikola was 25/20/9 tonight. And the most amazing stat of the night- he was 0/0 from the free throw line, he did not miss a free throw tonight.”

Jokic was relatively passive for most of the game, conducting the offense in a way that allowed Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray to be potent offensive threats.

Jokic could have gone to the line a few times, but there is one play that many fans believe was egregiously overturned after a challenge when it would have resulted in free throws for the center.

The referees overturned the clear foul by Anthony Davis and recorded it as a block, making sure Jokic doesn’t go to the line at all this game. Thankfully, he didn’t need free throws to put up 25 points, 20 rebounds, and nine assists while Jamal Murray got to seal the game with an incredible shot.