Nikola Jokić has helped the Nuggets weather injuries and slow starts, and it appears they're back on track to contention.
Even 10 seasons into his career, reigning Kia MVP Nikola Jokić continues to take his stats and game to new levels.
In Sunday’s 122-120 win against the Dallas Mavericks, Jokić finished with 37 points, 18 rebounds, 15 assists and three steals in 38 minutes. That marked his fourth straight triple-double and his sixth this season (league best), both of which were just part of his statistical story.
That line was the first time a player has recorded 37-plus points, 18-plus rebounds and 15-plus assists in a game. Denver needed all of what Jokić had to offer as it was in a close game in the final eight minutes. Dallas’ Kyrie Irving, who finished with 43 points, made a bank shot to Dallas a 120-118 lead with 1:39 left but Jokic then had a tying tip-in ahead of Michael Porter’s Jr.’s winning shot with seven seconds left.
Nikola Jokić is the first player in NBA history to total 37+ PTS, 18+ REB, 15+ AST in a game. https://t.co/nwA7pvDeIF pic.twitter.com/ZSeoH9C3Tb
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) November 11, 2024
“We’re all running out of words, adjectives, and ways to describe his greatness and his impact. I think the simple way to say it is he’s the best player in the world,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said about Jokić. “That’s the best way you can say it, in my opinion.”
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
