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Watch: Nikola Jokic’s 40-foot game-winner
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Nikola Jokic’s 40-foot game-winner

In the final seconds of a tie game with the Golden State Warriors, Nikola Jokic took it to the bank.

Jokic sunk a 40-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Denver Nuggets a 130-127 win over the Warriors. Denver came back from a seven-point deficit in the final two minutes, closing the game on a 10-0 run.

Five of those points came from the Joker, who tied the game with 26 seconds left.

Jokic also assisted on the alley-oop dunk that got the Nuggets within two points, sending a Jamal Murray pass along to Aaron Gordon for the jam.

After the game, Charles Barkley interrogated Jokic to see if he’d planned to shoot off the glass. Jokic dodged the question, declaring “My friend, it went in. I’m happy.” So were the Nuggets.

Sean Keane

Sean Keane is a sportswriter and a comedian based in Oakland, California, with experience covering the NBA, MLB, NFL and Ice Cube’s three-on-three basketball league, The Big 3. He’s written for Comedy Central’s “Another Period,” ESPN the Magazine, and Audible. com

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