The eureka moment was when Nikola Jokic snatched a rebound with one hand, dribbled from under his own basket to past the halfcourt stripe and fed teammate Danilo Gallinari for a dunk during the Nuggets’ 103-93 victory against the Utah Jazz.

I can see clearly now: There was only one all-star center playing in this game. That all-star is Jokic, not Rudy Gobert, the big stiff from Utah.

Any NBA coach who believes Gobert is a better center than Jokic might have his heart in the right place. But his head is stuck … somewhere dark and in need of enlightenment.

If Jokic isn’t elected when the Western Conference reserves are revealed Thursday, would it be un-American for me to suggest the voting was rigged?

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“Nikola Jokic will not only be an all-star, he’ll be an all-NBA player one day. I believe that in my heart,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Tuesday.

After turning in his ballot for the seven reserves on the Western Conference team, Malone revealed his choices. Let me remind you NBA rules prevent a coach from voting for his own players. So, in the front court, Malone selected DeMarcus Cousins, Draymond Green and Gobert.

Malone voted for Gobert over Jokic because he was forced to do it.

What’s the excuse of every other coach?

Yes, the Jazz is a better team than the Nuggets. The standings don’t lie, and Utah’s record is an impressive 29-18, while Denver is fighting for the eighth and final playoff seed in the West.

Yes, Gobert is an elite rim defender and a strong rebounder. The Nuggets wish he was on their team. But let’s be honest. Gobert is a lug. Shrek is more subtle. To lumber down the court, Gobert would have to pick up the pace. We love basketball for its beauty. Gobert isn’t an artist. He’s a welder.

Let me present some alternative facts. In January, Jokic is averaging 23.4 points and 10.4 rebounds, while shooting 61.6 percent from the field. Is it his fault it took so long for the Nuggets to realize he’s the team’s best player?

Read the statistics from this head-to-head matchup and weep, NBA coaches: Gobert had 11 points, nine rebounds, one assist and one block in the loss to the Nuggets. There’s nothing wrong with that stat line, until you compare it to the 23 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks by Jokic.

BOX SCORE: Nuggets 103, Jazz 93

Without coercion, Utah coach Quin Snyder heaped this praise on Jokic as a play-maker, with words that you might have heard in the past about Larry Bird or Bill Walton: “You’d pay to see him play … He anticipates who’s open before they’re open. And he’s able to catch and deliver with one hand. We were joking around. It looks like he’s playing water polo.”

With all due respect to Gobert’s skill set, anyone who claims he is a better basketball player than Jokic has not one iota of legitimacy.

No matter what the voters say, I know this in my heart: Jokic is an all-star. Maybe not this year. But he will be a star in the Rockies for the next decade.