In a way, it’s a good thing that Gary Harris missed that shot to win the game after Nikola Jokic’s intentionally missed free throw (spoiler alert). Can you imagine the Internet’s collective butt-pain if Jokic’s flop (I said it) to get three free throws with a second left resulted in a Nuggets win? Yeah, it would be the most 76ers way to lose a game ever, but the refs would still be scrutinized harshly. It’s better this way. No one will remember all the crazy stuff that happened at the end of this game in a week.
Instead, what they will remember is how Jokic made Joel Embiid into his own personal bitchslave. At least, that’s what I’LL remember. If this was a few years ago, the thing I would remember best about this game would be Ersan Ilyasova’s 23 points, but I don’t even care about that dude at all anymore. Not even a little bit. Not even if he returned to the Bucks. Nope. I like Nikola Jokic way more now. For sure. Definitely.