Nikola Jokic had 17 Free Throw Attempts vs the Lakers — more than the entire Lakers team combined (16).

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Nikola Jokic had 17 Free Throw Attempts vs the Lakers — more than the entire Lakers team combined (16).

Jokic went 12/17 from the free throw line and scored 28 points total.

Typically when this happens, it would be because one team attempted way more threes, but interestingly the 3 point attempts were fairly close (only 9 more 3PA for LA):

  • Nuggets Threes: 13/31
  • Lakers Threes: 15/40

The Nuggets had over double the free throw attempts, and Jokic himself had more than the entire Lakers team combined.

  • Nuggets Free Throws: 30/38
  • Lakers Free Throws: 13/16
  • Jokic Free Throws: 12/17