Nikola Jokic's No-Look Pass Leaves NBA in Disbelief

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Angelo Guinhawa | Last updated Nov 24, 2025 11:14 PM ET

Nikola Jokic remains the favorite to win MVP this 2025-26 season, and he once again showed why that's the case in the Denver Nuggets' win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

The Serbian big man stuffed the stat sheet in the Nuggets' 125-115 victory, tallying a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, along with two steals. He shot 5-of-9 from the field, as he focused on setting up his teammates.

Jamal Murray and Peyton Watson combined for 56 points in the game, making the most of Jokic's all-around performance.

One of the best highlights of the game was a Jokic no-look pass to Watson late in the fourth quarter. After getting double-teamed by Santi Aldama and Cam Spencer, the Joker turned around to misdirect his opponents before throwing a behind-the-back pass to a cutting Watson for an easy two.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) looks from the bench during a game.© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Even the NBA itself couldn't help but be in awe of what Jokic did, as it shared a video of the play on social media.

"Nikola Jokić continues to amaze… finding a cutting teammate with an incredible no-look pass to help close out the @nuggets W!" the NBA wrote on Instagram. On X, the league also posted the video and stated, "Nikola Jokić: a magician with the basketball."

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Several other fans were hyped up after seeing Jokic's play, with one even saying, "MVP CONFIRMED."

"RING OF HONOR THIS MAN," a commenter wrote. Another one said, "BIG MAN, POINT GUARD!"

"I thought that was accidental but this dude sees things you simply don't bruh," a viewer remarked.

A supporter added, "Oh my goodness."

"I swear this dude sees things noone else can see it's insane," a sixth follower shared.

The Nuggets improved to 13-4 on the season with the win, climbing to second in the Western Conference standings. As for Jokic, he further solidified his claim to a fourth MVP honor.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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