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DENVER Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has left NBA fans in disbelief on Thursday with his game-winning dagger 3 completing an unbelievable comeback against the Golden State Warriors.
Denver won 130-127 despite trailing by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets seemed to be in control of the game after overcoming a slow start.
They led for the majority of the second quarter before growing the lead to double digits shortly after halftime.
Then, the Warriors switched gears.
They outscored Denver 39-20 from the halfway mark of the third period until 6:51 in the fourth to jump 18 points ahead.
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But the Nuggets went on a 25-4 run to finish the game with Jokic and Aaron Gordon combining for 22 points during that stretch.
The two-time MVP secured the win for Denver in stunning fashion.
With the clash tied at 127-127, the 6-foot-11 center from Serbia caught the inbound ball before crossing the halfcourt line with about two seconds left to take a shot.
He abruptly stopped 39 feet away from the basket — separating himself from his defender, Kevon Looney — to attempt a 3-pointer.
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Warriors star could only watch as the shot turned out to be a long bank shot that beat the buzzer and sealed Golden State's fourth loss in the last five games.
And NBA fans couldn't believe what they had just witnessed.
"That’s so crazy Jokic made that shot," one wrote on X.
"Warriors blew an 18-point lead with 6:30 left in the game… that s**t is virtually impossible," another added.
"Jokic just hit that, I swear NBA rigged. I just witnessed the Warriors give them the win, man," a third said.
"NBA gotta be rigged, ain’t no ducking way GSWblew an 18-f**king-point lead," one wrote.
The Nuggets improved to 25-11 on the season thanks to the Thursday win while the Warriors slipped to 16-18.