One second Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic called for the ball in Game 4 on Sunday after Jalen Williams made a free throw to raise the Oklahoma City Thunder's lead by five points.

After receiving an inbound pass from Michael Porter Jr., Jokic literally and symbolically started these longest shots in the NBA playoffs.

His soccer style throws out some short and wide from 81 feet away, an air balloon, the latter reserve center DeAndre Jordan escapes the baseline after walking from the bench to the hometown locker room as the buzzer rang.

It doesn't matter whether Jokic made a miraculous shot. It's not even a single player game. But, as Jokic later pointed out in a factual tone, it is not impossible for the Nuggets to force overtime. It's just impossible.

"Maybe they'll foul, maybe they'll get a technology," Jokic told ESPN. "You never know what's going to happen."

The lady made Jokic's three-game shooting look a bit ugly, making him inefficient. In that Span, he hits 33.3% from the floor (21 of 63) and hits 18.2% from the 3-point range (4 of 22) and hits 18.2% from the series, one of the most outstanding storylines against top-seeded Thunder and the NBA’s most harsh defense.

Shipping has become a habit. If the shot may even affect the outcome of the game, then Jokic will let it fly, no matter how far he is from the hoop or how far away he is waving. These prayers can glimpse the competitiveness of three-time MVPs, and while this approach runs counter to the digitally conscious culture of the modern NBA, he makes historical production and efficiency seem routine.

"I don't care about that percentage," Jokic said. "I think everyone should shoot. Why not? It's a chance to score, so I'll shoot at any time."

During this period, subtracting Jokic's five quarter end from the backcourt would give his efficiency figure a significant boost. In this series, he has a total of six boats and seven in the playoffs. But Jokic doesn't care about protecting his shooting percentage.

"At this time of year, no one should care about that." Jokic scored 44 points on 25 shooting percentage in Game 5 on Tuesday and 44 points on 25 shooting percentage.

According to basketball reference, Jokic won eight games in 2023-24, winning his third MVP award.

Jokic will never refuse long-distance shooting to protect his percentage of shooting (a common ritual throughout the league), which turns this season's obsession into some sort of obsession. He hunted opportunities, 22 attempts in 2024-25, which is the most regular season player in the 29 years that the site has statistically recorded. So far, he has five more seven playoffs than any other player than this playoff.

Jokic's three-point shooting percentage this season remains a career-high 41.7%. There is a lot of scope this season, and the ship Jokic missed at the time was just the reason why he didn't lead the league with three-pointers.

“Most great shooters care about their stats. The bottom line.” “We’ve seen a lot of examples of people shooting when the clock goes out or letting that late pass isn’t bad.

Jokic is ready NBA Senior Vice President of Referee Operations Monty McCutchen entered the Nuggets’ team meeting room at his Abu Dhabi Hotel in October.

Representatives from the Alliance Host Department meet with each team before each season with rule changes and focus. Apart from showing which peers are shown in the video clips prepared by the league, they are usually mundane meetings, except for the smiles between players between them.

But Jokic has bones to choose from. He knows that the league intends to strike strategy, and when their team protects the lead in the fourth quarter, savvy players will use to burn the clock before pouring the ball after the opponent scores.

Jokic later complained, “I don’t think this is the biggest problem we have in the league, especially the host.”

Jokic happens to be the master of those dark arts. He may be the best hand in the league, but in this case he often pretends to lose the ball. His basketball IQ is at the level of genius, but figuring out whether he or his teammates will score goals at the ball in these situations, occasionally burning for a few seconds. He boasted that one of his men "stole 25 seconds" last season.

When McCutchen mentioned that the league intends to eliminate those time-wasting strategies, Jokic swooped, putting him in several hypothetical situations to understand the referee’s reaction.

"He immediately had four other ways within the spirit of the game, and asked questions," Adelman said. "He already knew. He had thought about it. It was all about playing as great as he could, just finding a way to win the game."

These strategies can help squeeze out tense wins, but they are a horrible way to chase statistics. Jokic, 30, has ranked third in NBA history with 164 career triples, trailing only teammate Russell Westbrook and Hall of Fame member Oscar Robertson.

Jokic completed an assist or rebound so often that these stats were called "Sombor Doubles", which was his Serbian hometown nod. He has 64, 47 of which happened in the Denver victory.

How many more times could Jokic triple without his extraordinary time-wasting strategy?

"Who cares?" he replied.

"I think it's interesting, his stats are his stats, he's not chasing them." "That's how he's doing. It's really his influence. He got 30, 20 and 20, which is actually his impact on the game."

Jokic keeps an eye on time and scores during the game. He doesn't mind personal numbers.

“At home, watch statistics, analyze statistics – this is not for players,” Nuggets assistant coach Ogi Stojakovic told ESPN. “That’s for your coach. So never.

The Nuggets coach tracked Jokic's entertainment and entertainment statistics, not just possible strategic investments. Denver assistant coach Popeye Jones has a large number of box scores signed by Jokic. The big man has produced several unprecedented box scoring lines, and many are in the category “Since Wilt Chamberlain”.

When Jokic has historic outings, Jones usually brings his box score into the locker room and asks for the big man to sign. Jokic occasionally expresses surprise before putting his pen on paper. As Jones told ESPN: "Sometimes he would say to me, 'What happened? What did I do tonight?''

Peyton Watson listened When Jokic drew the instructions between a free throw between a pair of Anthony Davis, there was 0.3 seconds left in the third quarter in late November.

That's not enough to catch and shoot, but Jokic wants to make sure he's going to try anyway, hoping to get a 16-point lead in Denver. He ordered His Excellency Watson to cross the big man's right hand, somewhat like an entrance pass.

Except Jokic will stand above the block on the side of the block on Crypto.com Arena Court, opposite the Nuggets basket.

"Okay, I think." Watson thought about himself at the time. "What's your plan?"

Jokic was still making his plans as Watson's pass floated to him.

"I don't know, can I play?" Jokic said. “I think you can do it.

It was officially recorded as a 71-foot jumper, but most like a volleyball serve. As the ball traveled through the air for a few seconds, it seemed like it had a chance to actually get in, ending up missing the basket just a few inches.

"I was thinking, 'Brother, if that goes, I'm one of the greatest dramas in history," Watson told ESPN. "I've never seen such a weird shot so close to the basket. It's crazy."

Jokic hopes to shoot again in home games in early March, as the Phoenix Suns have 0.2 seconds left in the first quarter. He raised his right hand to indicate the entry pass he wanted, but Porter was not given information about Jokic's annoyance.

Potter dropped the ball with Jokic's foot, who bent down in disgust to pick it up with both hands. After the buzzer buzzed, Jokic broke the ball down on the other end of the field, and his shoulders fell and muttered as he slowly walked to the bench, tired of being deprived of one of the lowest-opportunity shot attempts.

"I did it, I did it," Jokic said, frustratingly admitting his ut-mouth. "I think it's an opportunity. Why not? It's a three-pointer. It can be a game changer."

Jokic's philosophy does not have much fruit. He has one in 50 of his backcourt games in his career, plus 12 of the playoffs, and he has made several attempts in 40-foot-plus games. Both of his backcourt buckets occurred in one-handed throws this season: a 66-foot player extended the Nuggets' lead to the Sacramento Kings to 25 at the end of the third quarter, "I know it's going on," Jokic said when he was doing high-altitude sports after the game, a 63-foot athlete, and a 63-foot Denver that put Denver in 10 games.

According to ESPN research, Jokic's pair of successful ships was the longest two shots in the league this season. He has been one of only two players in a season with a bucket of 60 feet or more in a season and joined Hall of Fame member Vince Carter in 2015-16.

Jokic also made 12 attempts in the regular season, which were longer than his 66 feet, with 40 feet or more attempts. Several times, Jokic grabbed the defensive rebound, spinned quickly and fired. No matter how slim, the possibility of a three-pointer means much more important to Jokic than hitting a percentage point.

"(Serbs) have something we call basketball gods," Stojakovic said. "If you play the game the wrong way, and if you don't respect the game, the basketball gods are punished. The same thing - if you play basketball the right way, the basketball gods are rewarded. So you try not to cheat on the game. He tries to win all the exact little profits."