Nikola Jokic makes NBA history with an unbelievable buzzer-beater against the Utah Jazz

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 29, 2025, 10:16 IST

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Nikola Jokic is currently leading the Denver Nuggets with an exceptional season, including a stunning half-court buzzer-beater against the Utah Jazz. Averaging a triple-double for the season, Jokic is only the third player in NBA history to achieve this feat.

Nikola Jokic makes NBA history with an unbelievable buzzer-beater against the Utah Jazz

Nikola Jokic. Image via: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Nikola Jokic is quite possibly the best player in the NBA right now. The Denver Nuggets star center is having a phenomenal season, leading his team to a 47-28 run. They are currently the third seed in the Western Conference, with two whole games in hand behind second-seed Houston Rockets. Recently, during the Nuggets' game against the Utah Jazz, Jokic scored an unbelievable three-pointer at the first-half buzzer, stunning everyone in and out of the court.

Nikola Jokic scores an unbelievable buzzer-beater

During their last game against the Utah Jazz, who currently are the last seed in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets were dominant from the very beginning. And star player Nikola Jokic, their highest scorer for the night, was the focus of the game. Right at the buzzer at halftime, the Serbian professional scored a one-handed three-pointer from more than halfway down the court.

The crowd reaction when the ball went in was telling of what they thought of this buzzer-beater from Jokic. By the final buzzer, he scored 27 points, 6 assists, and 14 rebounds in the Nuggets' 129-93 win over the Jazz. His talent remains unquestionable as he keeps dropping one stunner after the other in quite possibly the best season of his career so far.

Nikola "the Joker" Jokic makes NBA history

Nikola Jokic started the game against the Utah Jazz with an average of 29.3 points, 10.3 assists, and 12.8 rebounds per game. This makes him only the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season so far. He also became the league's fifth youngest center to cross the 16,000 career points mark after the Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz game.

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He is also the fastest center to reach the 16k milestone since Shaquille O'Neal. At 30 years of age, the Joker has become the greatest player in Nuggets history. And with how things are looking, this is only the first half of what could possibly become one of the best in NBA history.

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