In the NBA In-Season Tournament, Luka Doncic made an impressive behind-the-back pass, while Nikola Jokic scored a deep buzzer-beating shot in the first half. Despite Doncic's strong performance with 31 points, the Denver Nuggets won the game with Jokic leading the team with 33 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists. The Nuggets' next tournament matchup is against the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Dallas Mavericks' next game is against the Clippers as well.
Jokic scores 33 points, leads Nuggets to 125-114 win over Mavericks in NBA tournament opener. https://t.co/buaUrnYh0F
Luka did Luka things (34 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST) in the Mavs' NBA In-Season Tournament opener π The @dallasmavs next NBA In-Season Tournament matchup is Friday, 11/10 vs. LAC on the NBA App π https://t.co/Wu5lXxKZTz
Nikola Jokic dominated in Denver's West Group B opening W πͺ 33 PTS \ 14 REB \ 9 AST \ 88% FG The @nuggets next NBA In-Season Tournament matchup is Tuesday, 11/14 vs. LAC on TNT π https://t.co/oRrY57stP0
What a pass from Luka to Kyrie π€― DEN-DAL is π₯ in Q4 π NBA In-Season Tournament π West Group B action on ESPN https://t.co/isNEri57Ji
Luka triple. Tough. He's got 31 PTS and the Denver lead is down to 10 π π NBA In-Season Tournament π West Group B action on ESPN https://t.co/D1X0upH7HY
JOKIC AT THE BUZZER π₯ (via @NBA) https://t.co/wW6rkcM0VU
JOKIC BEATS THE BUZZER! π¨ (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/bk8eHbVjE2
JokiΔ beats the first-half buzzer βΌοΈ π NBA In-Season Tournament https://t.co/uX5rp4ymeO
JOKIC FROM DEEP AT THE 1H BUZZER π― π NBA In-Season Tournament π West Group B action on ESPN https://t.co/w85jMr7vdQ
The Mavericks didn't play a bad second quarter, but they only shaved one point off of Denver's lead, thanks to a Jokic triple at the buzzer that made it 70-55. Jokic has 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Luka has 12 points, four rebounds, five assists.
Luka dimes out the gate! https://t.co/ghztT3fADK
Luka behind-the-back DIME π https://t.co/tbHXUGE6W8
LUKA BEHIND-THE-BACK DIME π€― π NBA In-Season Tournament π West Group B action on ESPN https://t.co/fyZkmsslYb
Nikola Jokic drives inside for his first In-Season Tournament bucket πͺ π NBA In-Season Tournament π West Group B action on ESPN https://t.co/yeRO8KyaQc