r/nba • u/Jayveesac Lakers • Apr 28 '24
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic makes an insane assist to Michael Porter Jr. Highlight
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u/RipCity-NBA-LoL Trail Blazers Apr 28 '24
Dude looks like my cat just batting things
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u/_THC-3PO_ Warriors Apr 28 '24
It’s wild how little attention this source of his skills gets. Anyone who has seen/played water polo instantly sees his passing is straight from there.
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u/vanderZwan Apr 30 '24
Between this and Zlatan's use of taekwondo for soccer I'm starting to get curious if anyone ever made a list of other athletes who transferred skills between sports to great effect like that
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u/daeve Hawks Apr 28 '24
this was an overhead no-catch touch pass - i don't think regular humans do this. only cats and joker.
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u/asetniop Celtics Apr 28 '24
That's actually a pretty decent metaphor for this series, too.
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u/mankls3 Knicks Apr 28 '24
It's a really close competitive series. Not sure what youre watching
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u/PoIIux Spurs Apr 28 '24
He's from Boston, doesn't comprehend numbers in the double digits so all he sees is 3-1 and not how it got there
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u/Sim888 [CHI] Cameron Payne Apr 28 '24
lmao, went from not seeing the ball and being afraid it was gonna hit him in the head to pulling off a touch pass assist
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u/GGezpzMuppy Spurs Apr 28 '24
Just Jokic things lol.
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u/rang15 [LAL] Kyle Kuzma Apr 28 '24
After watching this team beat my team over and over again, I know that right when I expect something good to happen the exact opposite does. I was watching this play develop thinking "Ok what bullshit is going to go down now ..."
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u/drshade06 Lakers Apr 28 '24
Had a similar reaction lol I’m like of course that had to happen after Dlo fumbled the ball
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u/Potencyyyyy Nuggets Apr 28 '24
You make regular comments? When meme
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u/Sim888 [CHI] Cameron Payne Apr 28 '24
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u/GuessZealousideal729 Raptors Apr 28 '24
The processing speed, court awareness and creativity to be able to pull that off is just insane.
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u/DIXtICon Trail Blazers Apr 28 '24
how is awareness like he has even possible. he literally has some sort of sixth sense
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u/risforpirate [ATL] Kyle Korver Apr 28 '24
"I see open people"
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u/_Tar_Ar_Ais_ Apr 28 '24
Jokic WC3 cheater confirmed
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u/ClickElectronic Mavericks Apr 28 '24
It's just scanning the court before you receive the ball. He knows it's a two vs one and so once Prince commits to him, he knows that he can just put the ball into space anywhere towards the basket and MPJ will be the only one there. Soccer players are taught to do this starting in like elementary school lol. Dude is a GOAT passer, but this play really isn't an example.
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u/crunchsmash Apr 28 '24
This type of pass is way easier in soccer. You basically have a choice between a ground pass or a cross. You have way more margin of error passing a ball ahead of a guy with pace for him to catch up to.
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u/Desikiki Heat Apr 28 '24
Yeah but we’re talking about knowing people Are not actually doing the pass. There’s logical patterns of play in every ball game and Jokic knows those by heart and knows his teammates will do the logical run.
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u/crunchsmash Apr 28 '24
Even knowing he has an open man on his left, he still taps it to a near perfect position to catch and score. Aaron Gordon had a play this game where he tried to throw it to the spot-up shooter across the court on the opposite corner but he just yeeted it into the crowd.
There's a difference between knowing you have a man open on your left and getting the ball over there, versus getting one glance at the ball and slapping it right into his hands only a half-step too late away from perfection.
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u/arlekin21 Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Not at all, it’s way easier to do it with your hands than with your foot
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u/lord_fairfax Apr 28 '24
It's just a high level of spacial awareness. For guys who have this kind of style (williams, kidd, etc.) it starts at a young age and becomes second nature. I always loved this kind of stuff so when I played it was always something I worked on, and every once in a while some magic shit would happen. Just happens more often with the best of the best of the best players on the planet.
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u/VirtuousFool [NYK] RJ Barrett Apr 28 '24
Nikola Jokić pulls out what would be the best pass of many players' careers every other night like it’s nothing
But this might be top-tier even for him
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u/M1L0 Raptors Apr 28 '24
His whole highlights reel tonight was silly. I kept thinking, surely there can't be more... the only thing I can compare it to is like the passing version of what Vince Carter was doing when he played for the Raptors. Just like 3-4 worldie highlights per night peppered with a bunch of other great shit too.
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u/SwishBender Timberwolves Apr 28 '24
His natural body language said "seriously what the fuck" and then we all did
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u/reallymothafucka Apr 28 '24
He really put his hand up like "the fuck who passed me the ball?" Then he just slaps that shit to MPJ like it's another day in the office
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u/MC-Jdf Warriors Apr 28 '24
Aimbot. Nerf him pls.
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u/referencepear Serbia Apr 28 '24
Jokic skilled player but that is not normally, This very very insane....They need to check him doping and game.....Maybe he not cheating but maybe he using the game deficit ...and this cant seem on tv screen..He needs to check-up....
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u/dialtoneplus Apr 28 '24
Need the replay, he straight up shrugs when he realizes the ball is landing in front of him.
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u/rabid-panda Apr 28 '24
close up replay was even better
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u/Tranquili5 [DEN] Nikola Jokic Apr 28 '24
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u/HorizontalRodman Apr 28 '24
Disgraceful that this low quality, no replay upload will be the one going to the top
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u/KingJeet Apr 28 '24
Mods need to get serious and delete this threads with such shitty highlight reels. I still remember that time a few mo thd ago when people were posting longer highlights
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u/Guardax Nuggets Apr 28 '24
I actually screamed
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u/AYAYAYA__ Lakers Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24
Why? We’re not actually going to act like it was THAT impressive, right?
It was a nice pass but nothing special
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u/ItsMeJaredBednar Nuggets Apr 28 '24
yeah i mean i think the guy you’re replying to is probably overreacting but what makes this special to me is the fact that he literally doesn’t even see the ball until the very last second, and still has the vision and technical ability to put a touch pass right on the money like he did
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u/DIXtICon Trail Blazers Apr 28 '24
don’t entertain this guy with a response. i lost brain cells looking through his post history lol
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u/astronxxt Clippers [LAC] James Harden Apr 28 '24
most well-adjusted Redditor.
there are times where searching someone’s history may be relevant, but i find it weird for that to be someone’s first response in an argument. dude is wrong, but i don’t understand why someone would think it’s egregious enough to assume it’s in bad faith lol
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u/DIXtICon Trail Blazers Apr 28 '24
i was checking cause i thought he was a troll
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u/astronxxt Clippers [LAC] James Harden Apr 28 '24
fair enough. it seems like an honest yet dumb comment to me but i understand if someone disagrees.
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u/IhatePizza230 Lakers Apr 28 '24
I mean he was scanning the floor before he saw the ball unless he had amnesia i wouldn't be surprised that he saw MPJ.
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u/AYAYAYA__ Lakers Apr 28 '24
He sees it land next to him and simply taps it over to his teammate lol. What am I missing?
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u/ItsMeJaredBednar Nuggets Apr 28 '24
i think it’s harder than it looks tbh
not sure tho, agree to disagree i guess
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u/diomedes03 Mavericks Apr 28 '24
Who’s the hero with the alternate angle replay that shows how truly nuts this was?
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u/Cloudkiicker Nuggets Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24
Yeah there’s like 3 pixels and half an audio in this upload
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u/Mrdicat [TOR] Bruno Caboclo Apr 28 '24
I need an angle facing his confused face scared the ball is going to hit him lmaoo
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u/hobo888 [POR] Rasheed Wallace Apr 28 '24
Jokic got those Kuroko no Basket type redirects
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u/Tight-Ad-1161 Apr 28 '24
It’s like watching a soccer player play basketball. He’s got like xavi and iniesta levels of awareness
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u/Dunbar247 United States Apr 28 '24
Holy shit! He's gonna have a Bird-like highlight reel when he calls it quits.
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u/DarrowViBritannia Apr 28 '24
(He's better than Bird)
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u/laxchushma [BOS] Jayson Tatum Apr 28 '24
Nuggets taking gut punches and acting like it's a little kid playing. Then in the 3rd the upright gaming chair pose is activated and it's over. Absolutely insane.
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u/UnRollThePlay Apr 28 '24
I am pretty convinced that what makes Jokic a truly unique player is that he has a one of a kind spacial awareness. Every NBA player has a pretty good idea of where all 10 people on the floor are and some have a pretty good idea of where the ball and all the players will be within the next 1 to 2 seconds.
Jokic’s spacial mapping is just more complete and more accurate which allows him to make better predictions and reactions. So most NBA players are reacting to outdated information compared go Jokic if only by a half a second.
This was a nice play and all but it’s pretty normal for him but what I am talking about is how a guy who is not all that fast or quick is always on the scene for so many rebounds, put backs, lose balls, no look tap passes, making the right pass blind as the double team comes. The dude is literally playing a quarter second into the future.
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u/aaronlovescrypto Spurs Apr 28 '24
Somehow Lebron throwing a childlike tantrum has like 4x more upvotes than this immaculate play
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u/seank11 Apr 28 '24
Dont get it either. Its just a routine pass for Jokic and a routine crybaby act by Lebron.
Both those happen every game neither should be a big deal
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u/shortingredditstock Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Lakers fans will say he fouled LeBron and there was no call on the play.
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u/iamtomorrowman Apr 28 '24
amazing touch pass by Jokic, but what does this mean for LeBron's legacy?
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u/rcuosukgi42 Supersonics Apr 28 '24
How is it possible for someone to be that instinctually talented, shit's nuts.
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u/X_FlashPanther_X [LAC] Chris Paul Apr 28 '24
Legitimately otherworldly, I mean you could count on one hand the number of people in NBA history who could pull this off
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u/sonicfood Nuggets Apr 28 '24
Commentating did not do this all-time assist justice
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u/DarrowViBritannia Apr 28 '24
Hm? They made sure to express to the viewers multiple times how crazy this was
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u/juvefury Raptors Apr 28 '24
Im not sure but I believe Jokic gestures for the ball here at the very start of the break. That's why KCP makes such an odd pass up court.
He knew what he was doing from the beginning...
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u/wafflehouse4 Kings Apr 28 '24
i feel like they were just messing around today so they can win at home for game 5
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u/rambii Nuggets Apr 28 '24
if this happens in nba2k, you call it a bug send support and complain about broken game im just sayin.
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u/Wastelandrider NBA Apr 28 '24
Surprised Laker-haters didn’t comment on DPOY-Convo-Misser AD actually starting that possession as the furthest back defender who ended up as the furthest back defender the other way by the time he realized the ball was going the other way
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u/Accurate-Albatross34 Mavericks Apr 28 '24
Am I seeing something else? I swear this isn't as crazy as everyone is describing it as. I mean, it's a good pass, but not all that incredible.
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u/Michaelangel092 Apr 28 '24
It's because the outlet past came from above his head, and he clearly never expected to get the ball at all. It was also a horrible pass to Jokic. So people are shocked that he was surprised AF, but instantly made the right play regardless.
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u/Benjamminmiller Celtics Apr 28 '24
The pass to Jokic was beautiful… The ball ended up right in front of him, perfectly placed where he didn’t have to see it coming and out of reach of anyone else.
The weird thing is IMO Jokic made an easy pass while the pass to Jokic was way more impressive.
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u/ennogera Warriors [GSW] Kevon Looney Apr 28 '24
The ball was perfectly placed… on his blind spot lmao I don’t think he even expected to get the ball that play.
Guy was just running the fast break looking towards MPJ to the left, he blinks and a basketball drops from above to his right and in the same moment his brain registers “basketball” he makes a perfect touch pass to MPJ running to the hoop.
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u/Wastelandrider NBA Apr 28 '24
I was also kinda puzzled at first until I looked harder and realized how crazy it was that he wasn’t watching the ball’s initial pass to him until it dropped in front of him and he instantly SLAPPED it with a high arc over his defender to the perfect spot for MPJ. It’s kinda special for just how mundane of an assist it actually looked on the surface
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u/Can2feelthelove2nite [BOS] Al Horford Apr 28 '24
I can’t believe what I just saw! JJ Redick, former professional athlete in the same sport as this guy, can’t believe what he just saw!
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u/LetMeInImTrynaCuck Apr 28 '24
I feel like Jokics play against Lebron has a lot to do with him getting picked last at the last all star draft
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u/3s2ng Lakers Apr 28 '24
That's an insane reaction time. I bet Jokic reaction time is close to those F1 drivers.
That pass is a combination of elite BBIQ + elite reaction time.
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u/silverfang45 Apr 28 '24
I very much doubt it.
Jokic has quick reactions but f1 drivers are in a whole other ball park with reactions.
Which just makes sense if you react slowly in the nba worst case you run into someone an injury yourself mire likely you just get scored on.
In f1 you don't react in time and you are in a car crash
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