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3. Nikola Jokic vs. New York Knicks

In case you thought Charles Oakley was already mad enough, the Denver Nuggets went into Madison Square Garden Friday night and defeated the New York Knicks 131-123. The best big man in the house had never donned a Knicks jersey either. And that man was Nikola Jokic.

In 36 minutes, the Joker tallied 40 points on 17 of 23 shooting from the floor, 2 of 3 from three and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. The 21-year-old Serbian also added 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals to his box score total.

After all was said and done, Jokic had earned a true shooting percentage of 79.4% and an offensive rating of 161.3 points per 100 possessions. That came to a nERD of 52.24, 65.8 better than the opposing Kristaps Porzingis.