Gordon stopped, popped and splashed a mammoth triple with 2.8 seconds to go as Denver finished the game on a 19-6 run to blindside top-seeded Oklahoma City.

The story of this era of Denver Nuggets basketball is the story of Nikola Jokić bailing out underwhelming rosters. Their net rating drops by a million points whenever Jokić goes to the bench. They lose playoff games and series when his supporting cast can't lift him up.

We now have clear confirmation about this enjoyable step up for the Serbian center.