Jokić has been famously durable throughout his career and known to play through multiple maladies. When he irritated his elbow a few weeks ago against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he played through it, gritted teeth and all. When the left ankle got progressively worse, he wanted to play through it.

Nikola Jokic authored another moment for the highlight reel in a beatdown of tanking Utah Friday night, beating the first-half buzzer with a 62-foot-heave.