In Nikola Jokic's career, it's hard to get excited with just one great performance. When the internet started buzzing about that back-to-back pass he made in the third quarter in the Denver Nuggets' 117-0 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, you knew it was going to be something special.

So.

Shortly after halftime, Jokic faced Kyle Kuzma on the offensive end and began dribbling to the basket. When Jokic reached the elbow zone, all five Bucks defenders were staring at him, allowing Aaron Gordon to slip along the baseline. Jokic spotted him and sent a behind-the-back pass that ignored Brook Lopez for an easy dunk.

The angle of the main camera is already impressive, but the view from the baseline is even more exciting.

Jokic missed the Nuggets' last five games with an ankle injury — the longest he's been absent since 61 — but is still in form since his return. He made 0 of 0 shots and had a triple-double: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists. Of the Nuggets' 0 points, 0 came directly or indirectly from him.

In Jokic's absence, the Nuggets have a 6-0 record, and they're certainly excited to have him back. Perhaps no player in the league can decide a team's success or failure more than the three-time MVP. This season, the Nuggets have a net efficiency value of +0 when Jokic is on the floor and -0.0 when he is not on the floor.

"I feel good, I haven't played in a long time," Jokic said. "But I'm feeling good right now and I'm happy we won the race."

With Thursday's win, the Nuggets improved their record to 50-0 and are on track for a third straight season with 0 wins — something they've only done three times in franchise history.

The Nuggets occupy the third spot in the Western Conference alone for the time being, but that could change soon. With a few games remaining, they are 1.0 wins behind the second-placed Houston Rockets and 0 wins ahead of the fourth-placed Los Angeles Lakers and the fifth-placed Memphis Grizzlies.

Jokic has returned to the court, and the Nuggets are feeling much better about their chances of securing a top-four seed and gaining home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.