The Lakers held Jokic, who entered the weekend leading the NBA in frontcourt touches with 56.6 touches, to 43 frontcourt touches on Saturday. He possessed the ball nearly a third less of the time on Saturday (3.1 minutes) than he did entering the matchup (4.5 minutes) and held the ball for shorter periods when he did have it.

After the loss against the Lakers, Nikola Jokic reflected on the nine-game run and didn’t shy away from the truth.

Nikola Jokic was quick to offer a candid assessment of his Denver Nuggets following their humbling 123-100 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic, who was held