The referee made two controversial calls! Jokic lost a tie with 21+14+9, interrupting his record of four consecutive triple-doubles.

On November 1, in the NBA Cup, the Nuggets lost to the Trail Blazers 107-109. In this game, Nikola Jokic finally made a move at a critical moment. He changed his attitude of being slow and hesitant before. After being overtaken by the Trail Blazers in the last quarter, he scored 2+1 under the basket. Unfortunately, the Nuggets made consecutive mistakes in the decisive moment, and the referee also had two controversial calls. In the end, Jokic's perfect hook shot missed.

In the first quarter of this game, Jokic once again turned into a non-shooter. After playing 9 minutes and 46 seconds, Jokic only took 1 shot. However, he made Klingen 0-for-4 and failed to score a point. Jokic himself scored 2 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. The data was still very comprehensive, and the Nuggets also ended the lead. Jokic was very relaxed.

Jokic's desire to attack in the second quarter was actually not too strong, but because the Trail Blazers' small lineup was so strong in chasing points, he was forced to take over some of the offense. In a single quarter, he scored 3 of 4 + three-pointers, 1 of 1, 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists. After the first half, Jokic scored 4 of 5, 9 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 block. A near triple-double came again.

The two teams continued to play a tug-of-war. The scoring efficiency of both teams was not high, but Jokic scored 2 of 3 + 2 of 3 three-pointers + 1 of 4 free throws + 2 of 4 and scored 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. After three quarters, Jokic had 16 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. He was still 2 assists away from completing a triple-double.

At the end of the game, Jokic sent an assist 2 minutes after his debut. The Trail Blazers quickly overtook the lead. At the critical moment, Jokic first hit a 2+1, and then faced a double-team and caused a foul. He helped the Nuggets overtake again, and the Trail Blazers once again evened the difference. Jokic had 4.9 seconds left. The referee was called for a contention while holding the ball, and Jokic was holding Jokic behind his back. The referee did not call a foul. From 1.4 seconds to 3 seconds, during a chaotic fight, the referee actually gave Gordon a foul on Grant. The referee applied for an official replay, and looked back at 1.4 seconds to confirm that Gordon had fouled. Then Grant made two free throws, and Jokic missed a draw and the game ended.

In 37 minutes of the game, Jokic made 7 of 9 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 21 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 77.8%. Two controversial calls in the decisive moment of this game caused Jokic's fourth consecutive victory to slip away.