DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nikola Jokic was running late. He famously detests calling attention to himself, but there was no time to wait for a convenient moment. By the time he and two teammates made it through Dubai traffic, it was already the second quarter. So the 6-foot-11 center sauntered out to the sideline during live play, shaking a few hands and taking a court-side seat to the left of Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke as the crowd stirred. A few seconds later, while two children eagerly approached Jokic, his former team fell behind 28-18, its largest deficit. Goran Cakic and Misko Raznatovic had feared this.