With time winding down on the shock clock and Portland Trailblazers center DeAndre Ayton firmly in his grill, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic threw up a prayer from the corner on Monday night.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, looks to shoot for a basket over Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10 ...

On Monday, Jokic hit a contested 3 over Portland center Deandre Ayton from the deepest depths of the corner with a shot that arched over the backboard and splashed through the net. Two nights ...

Will ascendant Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton suit up against three-time MVP Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic on Wednesday night? Per the Trail Blazers' official public relations X ...

Nikola Jokic is going to Oklahoma City for a two-game tilt with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after becoming the first player in ...

On an out-of-bounds play late in the shot clock, he caught the ball in the corner with Deandre Ayton in his face. Out of room, out of options, Jokic somehow stepped back further into the corner ...

Deandre Ayton left the game in the third quarter with ... tops in the NBA during that stretch. Nuggets: Jokic was named the Western Conference player of the week, the third time this season ...

Jokic is averaging a triple-double so far this season—notching 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 10.3 assists per game as the Nuggets have gotten out to a 34-19 start to their 2024-25 campaign ...