On the other side, three Thunder players topped the 40-minute mark, with star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way with 45 minutes. Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams, who scored a game-high 32 points, played 43 minutes. Center Chet Holmgren played 40 minutes.

Jokic's performance placed him alongside Jayson Tatum in an unfortunate statistical category: only three players in NBA playoff history have recorded at least 15 rebounds and missed 10 or more three-pointers in a single game—the third player being Paul George in 2017.

On Friday evening, the Denver Nuggets are playing the Oklahoma City Thunder (at home) for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series. Nikola Jokic had 12 poin