Nikola Jokic Hits 66-foot Heave To Highlight His 5th Straight Triple-double

Nikola Jokic took an inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds left in the third quarter, turned and let fly with a 66-foot heave that got all net at the other end. He casually walked over to his bench as his teammates mobbed him and the sold-out arena erupted.

"I thought it had a chance, and then boom," Russell Westbrook said. "The best part of it was no reaction from him. Which I love."

It appeared to be a footnote in what looked like a Denver Nuggets blowout win Thursday night. Denver led Sacramento 110-85 at that point but had to hold off a late rally to pull out a 132-123 victory over the Kings, its fourth straight.

Jokic finished with 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists, and the shot from three-quarters court stood out among his 12 field goals.

"Not surprising," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "He's a guy that has this uncanny ability."