ESPN o Nikolinoj večeri: — Even though Nikola Jokic loves to pass, his teammates wanted to see him get selfish. After some prodding, the young center obliged, then delivered a career night.

Jokic had a career-high 41 points,also 12 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks. He is the ninth player in NBA history to have those totals to go with 41 points and at least four 3-pointers.

He left the game early in the fourth still shy of his career high of 40 points set Feb. 10 against New York but returned late in the fourth. He scored two quick buckets and then fouled out, but only after his teammates gently encouraged him to shoot.

„If you pass the ball, the ball will find you at some point,“ Jokic said. „You don’t need to be selfish. When you have the open shot, just take it.“

The Nets starters couldn’t match Jokic’s output. The five combined for 40 points and watched from the bench as Jokic outscored them with his four points late in the game.

„He went out there and put on a show,“ Barton said. „When a guy’s rolling like that, you want to see him keep it going and get as many points as possible.“

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