The NBA wrapped up Friday with 11 games. Two of them were decided by last-second game-winning shots, three were accompanied by really incredible numbers – 52 points, 60 points, 30+point triple-double – that failed to lead to victory.

Salt Lake City hails for Bojan Bogdanovic

The Utah Jazz claimed a valuable win by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 in a very strange game at the Vivint Smart Home Arena. Bojan Bogdanovic, who the team landed with a four-year, 73-million-U.S.-dollar deal this summer, delivered a remarkable performance of scoring 33 points and burying the buzzer beating 3-pointer.

The first half could not be more perfect for Utah which led 55-35. Mike Conley who made seven of eight shots and was 5/6 from the 3-point line to get 19 points was the best proof how smoothie Utah's game was.

By contrast, Milwaukee seemed to be making it too difficult for themselves. Instead of sending Giannis Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe and Robin Lopez to lash the opponents' paint that had weaker defense than before, everybody was obsessed with testing his shooting from the 3-point line. Meanwhile, Milwaukee's most powerful offensive weapon Antetokounmpo only made two free throws in the first half to two points, four rebounds and three assists.

However, the trend was totally turned over in the third quarter. The Jazz could still find open teammates via smart passes but just could not put the ball into the basket no matter who took the attempt. Meanwhile, the Bucks finally realized where to hurt the opponents the most and launched saturation bombing against the Jazz's basket. Antetokounmpo dropped 28 points and sank two 3-pointers in the second half.

The Bucks had the chance to win the game as they tied wiped an 8-point trailing in one minute to tie the score 100-100 without Antetokounmpo who was already fouled out. Nonetheless, Chris Middleton traveled under the pressure of Rudy Gobert's desperate defense, leaving the last shot to the Jazz with 1.3 seconds.

Then Bogdanovic took it and made the shot from the 3-point line. "(Bogdanovic) is still showing the world what he can do. A lot of people don't know he's that good," said Conley and he is telling the truth. Before Friday's game, most saw Bogdanovic as a smart shooter who relies more on experience and skills, just like Joe Ingles. However, in the win over the Bucks, the Croatian forward proved that he can do more, like dunking over 2.13-meter-tall Brook Lopez or making the last-second game-winning shot.

Jokic saves Nuggets in Q4

Bogdanovic was joined by Nikola Jokic who helped the Denver Nuggets win with a last-second shot in a difficult game against the Philadelphia 76ers 100-97 at the Pepsi Center. Jokic put down 26 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks but his contribution was much bigger than the number above.

Thanks to their better touch, Philadelphia established their lead in the first half and continued to expand it as the team's bench squad were on fire – both Furkan Korkmaz and Kyle O'Quinn scored 11 points in the second quarter alone. By contrast, the Nuggets suffered several offensive malfunctions in the game and, as a result, trailed by 21 points at most in the fourth quarter.

That's when Jokic stood out, like a super star responding to the call of his teammates. Having scored 16 points in the last quarter, the "Joker" helped Denver launch a scoring run to narrow the score difference to one point (97-96). He first managed to make a lead-changing field goal and then earned an offensive foul on Embiid to leave no time for Philadelphia to come back.

Incredible individual performances do not always ensure team victory

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers set a new record for his scoring by claiming 60 points in the game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Moda Center. Nonetheless, his excellent performance failed to bring victory to his team which lost 119-115.

One of the reasons behind Lillard's futile efforts was the underperformance of his teammates. While Lillard dropped double-digit points in every quarter, his teammate kept bricking or simply did not dare to shoot. The other four of Portland's starting squad got in total 24 points, less than half of what Lillard got. Head coach Terry Stotts had a 11-man rotation for Friday's game and only two of the rest 10 scored double-digit points – 10 by Hassan Whiteside and 15 by Anfernee Simons.

By contrast, Brooklyn saw Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie drop 33 and 34 points respectively while their teammates also contributed to help their team win.

Another two star players shared Lillard's sad story. D'Angelo Russell shot down 52 points five rebounds and nine assists – all team highs - for the Golden State Warriors, but he alone could not stop the Minnesota Timberwolves from claiming the victory 125-119 after overtime at the Target Center. Karl-Anthony Towns came back from suspension had a double-double of 20 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. Andrew Wiggins continued to surprise the fans by scoring 40 points, five rebounds and seven assists.

Luka Doncic again took a big triple-double of 38 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Nonetheless, with only two decent helpers – Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. – Doncic learnt what it felt like to be outnumbered. The visiting New York Knicks, which saw five of their players put down double-digit points, stole a win 106-102 at the American Airlines Center.

Other games on Friday (home teams in bold):

Detroit Pistons 106-112 Indiana Pacers

Memphis Grizzlies 86-118 Orlando Magic

Cleveland Cavaliers 113-100 Washington Wizards

Sacramento Kings 121-109 Atlanta Hawks

Toronto Raptors 122-104 New Orleans Pelicans

Miami Heat 80-95 Los Angeles Lakers