The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday night to hand JJ Redick's team their second-straight darkness-inducing loss in a row. Nikola Jokić was sublime scoring 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds and eight assists.

If it sounds like things were easy for Jokic, and they looked pretty easy at times as well. Midway through the second quarter, Jokic found himself being guarded down low by Gabe Vincent. Jamal Murray wasted no time throwing it in to the three-time MVP as two other Lakers defenders—6'8" Rui Hachimura and 6'10" Anthony Davis—converged on him at the basket.

Jokic didn't hesitate. He simply tapped the ball off the backboard and into the hoop as if he was the only one on the court.

With the win, the Nuggets are now just a half-game behind the Lakers for the fourth seed in the Western Conference with a little less than five months remaining in the regular season.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Nikola Jokić Only Needed One Hand to Score Over Three Lakers’ Defenders.

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