Denver Nuggets and seven-time NBA All-Star Nikola Jokić has developed a habit of getting triple-doubles this season — and on Thursday he did so as his team beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 at Ball Arena.
Nikola Jokić can do it all on the court. He’s a triple-double machine, a passing savant, and on Thursday night, showed he can make a full-court shot look as effortless as a free throw. With the final seconds of the third quarter waning away and the Nuggets holding a 107–85 lead over the Sacramento Kings,
On Thursday against the Sacramento Kings, Jokic came up big to help the Nuggets take a 132-123 victory. The three-time NBA MVP finished the night with a monstrous triple-double of 35 points, 22 rebounds and 17 assists. He shot an efficient 63.2 percent from the field while also doing his job defensively with one steal and two blocks.
Nikola Jokic showed out against the Sacramento Kings.The Denver Nuggets star recorded 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting with 22 rebounds and 17 assists to record his fifth-straight triple-double in Thursday's 132-123 victory over the Kings.
The Denver Nuggets lit up the scoreboard Thursday night, outlasting the Sacramento Kings, 132-123. With this win, the Nuggets improved to 28-16 on the season and are now
Denver's star center sinks a shot from 3-quarter-court as part of an epic triple-double in a 132-123 win against the Kings.
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,
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić continue to set the Kia MVP pace for each other and the rest of the field.
The Sacramento Kings (23-20) continue to rise up the standings ... which is nearly impossible to do. Slowing down Nikola Jokić is another tall task, but with his combination of size and skill ...
Jokić is back in his familiar position atop the fantasy leaderboard following a week he opened by extending a triple-double streak to five games before closing out his three-game schedule with an impressive double-double.
Garnett called Jokic the modern-day Chamberlain alongside Hall of Fame forward Paul Pierce in a recent episode of KG Certified. “Joker is Wilt. Joker is doing Wilt [Chamberlain] like s***, bro,” Garnett said.