Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic probably wakes up every game day thinking: “What kind of insane pass should I try today?”

On Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center, it was a behind-the-back pass.

The Nuggets were ahead, 112-97, with 4:50 left in the fourth quarter when Jokic decided to pull it off. He was being guarded by Derik Queen at the free-throw line when he made the nifty dime to Peyton Watson, who gave a ghost screen before diving to the basket for the dunk. Expand Tweet

You should've simply gotten out of the way, Trey Murphy III.

The pretty play was enough to boost the Nuggets, who held on for the win, 125-118. They improved to 11-3, including 5-2 on the road, while the Pelicans suffered their 13th loss in 15 games. Article Continues Below

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