r/nba • u/catreyka • 5h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Jokić with a cross-court behind-the-back pass to Cam Johnson for a three pointer

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u/jtr6969 Knicks 5h ago

He hit him right in the shooting pocket too

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u/Big-Raspberry-6151 Mavericks 5h ago

Man the pressure to make that bucket and not waste it

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u/Frosty-Roof3124 5h ago

Funnily enough Cam bricked a wide open 3 off another utterly insane Jokic dime early last season (i think it was preseason too). Happy he made up for it here

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u/ajmartin527 Suns 4h ago

The fact he was ready for that pass is an excellent sign that he’s going to take a step up this year

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u/Coke_ButNotTheDrug Nuggets 2h ago edited 2h ago

To be fair to Cam, he played great in our playoff series vs Minnesota. Big reason I was hoping we’d keep him this year. Started really slow but found a great groove by the end of the season.

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u/ajmartin527 Suns 1h ago

Yeah I loved seeing that. Miss him and Mikal Bridges so bad, or the twins as we used to call them. He’s streaky sometimes but he won us a lot of big games too.

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u/DataCraver696 2h ago

I definitely remember that happening, but not the exact circumstances

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u/Kevinar Knicks 2h ago

I think playing with jokic for an entire year now is going to really help Johnson. You could tell early last year that he was not always anticipating a pass from jokic

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u/PteroD4kT1L 57m ago

Bruce Brown also miss preseason wonder pass last year 😀

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u/freakers 3h ago

Legit one of the smartest players to have ever played. Basketball IQ off the charts.

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u/dfddfsaadaafdssa Minneapolis Lakers 3h ago

Makes everyone better