Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić banks in half-court miracle at buzzer to stun Warriors

• Joki hits 40-footer at buzzer as Nuggets stun Warriors 130-127
• Defending champion Nuggets have won 11 of 13 and six straight

With three seconds left in a tie game, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone set up Nikola Joki to be the safety valve on an inbounds pass at the far end. Jamal Murray, the first option, wasn't available up the sideline. Neither was second-choice Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

Instead, Aaron Gordon got the ball to Joki, who took three dribbles across half-court, stopped and launched a 40-footer over Kevon Looney from the right sideline that banked in as time expired. That have the Nuggets a stunning 130-127 victory Thursday night after trailing by 18 points in the fourth quarter. They closed with a 25-4 run.