It was a brushstroke of brilliance on a painting crafted hundreds of times before. Nikola Jokic pump-faked from the top of the key, coaxing Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma’s right foot a step too high. Two dribbles came to get past Kuzma, and a left-to-right spin to shed him, setting up the threat of a hook.

Nikola Jokic authored another moment for the highlight reel in a beatdown of tanking Utah Friday night, beating the first-half buzzer with a 62-foot-heave.