Overview
- Late in the fourth quarter at FedEx Forum, Nikola Jokic drove on Santi Aldama and, with Cam Spencer shading a double, delivered a no-look, behind-the-back pass to a cutting Peyton Watson for a layup.
- Denver beat Memphis 125-115 to improve to 13-4, with Jokic posting 17 points, 16 assists, and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes.
- Jokic and Watson connected again in the final half-minute, as Jokic set up a one-footer with 29.3 seconds remaining.
- The play prompted widespread online reaction, including noticeable surprise from the Grizzlies’ bench caught on camera.
- Jokic added two steals and went 3-for-4 from three, including a long heave at the third-quarter buzzer that helped swing momentum.