Nikola Jokic is really heating up before New Year’s Eve! The Serbian ace once again had historic numbers, this time in a match against the “cellar dweller” Utah, in anything but an easy game for the incomplete, and seemingly facing greater challenges this season, Nuggets.
But, when things get tough, it’s known – Jokic!
The MVP of the strongest league in the world definitely had his night, despite a slightly lower shooting percentage. Nikola took responsibility, decided attacks in the finish, shot, rebounded, and distributed the ball, which led him to another, a total of 143 in the regular part of the league, even 13 this season: 36 points (14/33 shooting, 3/9 for three-pointers and 5/6 free throws), 22 rebounds and 11 assists.
He was followed by Porter with 21, and Brown and Murray with 20 points each (10 assists for Murray), but our national team player definitely received the greatest support on the court from veteran Russell Westbrook with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, which raised his triple-double tally to an excellent 201!
In the defeated team, Clarkson and Sexton had 24 and 22 points respectively, while Lauri Markkanen recorded 17, with a disastrous rebounding performance of only 1 rebound.
Article by: Antonije Kovacevic Photo credit: AP Photo / Rick Egan