Nikola Jokic has won three of the last four MVP awards, and he’s well on his way to making it four out of five. Jokic’s Denver Nuggets may not be having an amazing season (they’re 28–16, fourth place in the Western Conference), but Jokic has been otherworldly over the first half.
Denver Nuggets Top Performers Nikola Jokić – 35 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists, 2 blocks, 2 3PM 5th straight triple double, league leading 20th of the season Nikola Jokić joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to record 35+ points,
The 211cm Serbian superstar is already a three-time NBA MVP, has an NBA championship ring and is a walk-up starter for the All-Star game every season — having already tallied seven All-Star berths — but somehow,
Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds in his return to the lineup, Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat ... triple-doubles and Jokic is third. Oscar Robertson is second with 181.
Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets ' 113–100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
Denver’s Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook become the 1st pair of teammates in NBA history to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season.
DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 35 points ... Westbrook has the most career NBA triple-doubles and Jokic is third. Oscar Robertson is second with 181. Ben Simmons played for the first time since ...
DENVER -- - Nikola Jokic had 35 points ... most career NBA triple-doubles and Jokic is third. Oscar Robertson is second with 181. The Nuggets used a late second-quarter run to take the lead ...
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić joined elite company with a dominant triple-double on Thursday night, all while he drained a near full-court heave.
Nikola Jokic is at it again. During the Nuggets' 132-123 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, Jokic hit an unbelievable shot at the end of the third quarter that baffles the mind. Jokic caught the inbounds pass, turned and heaved the ball nonchalantly, and of course, it went in. What else were you expecting from the defending MVP?
Another day, another historic feat for Nikola Jokic. On Thursday, the Nuggets star became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968 to register a 35/20/15 game. Jokic posted his fifth consecutive triple-double — 35 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists — as the Nuggets beat the Kings, 132-123, to extend their winning streak to four.
Nikola Jokic records his fifth straight triple-double and leads the Nuggets against Sacramento, scoring 35 points, 22 rebounds and 17 assists.