The Lakers held Jokic, who entered the weekend leading the NBA in frontcourt touches with 56.6 touches, to 43 frontcourt touches on Saturday. He possessed the ball nearly a third less of the time on Saturday (3.1 minutes) than he did entering the matchup (4.5 minutes) and held the ball for shorter periods of time when he did have it.

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic finished the loss with 12 points, 13 rebounds, ten assists and one steal while shooting 2/7 from the field and 0/1 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time.

Nikola Jokic is playing the best basketball of his life as he enters his 30s. How much longer can he avoid the inevitable decline that all NBA stars encounter eventually?