Fans of Denver and Serbian basketball player Nikola Jokić have been eagerly awaiting this moment for weeks – and finally, only two players are ahead of Nikola Jokić: Russell Westbrook (200) and Oscar Robertson (181) when it comes to the number of career triple-doubles.
Jokić has surpassed Magic Johnson on the all-time list, who held the third place for years with 138.
Unfortunately, this triple-double came in a loss for the Denver Nuggets on the road against the best team so far this NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers, 126-114.
Jokić played a masterful game, scoring 27 points and adding 20 rebounds and 11 assists. However, Denver continues to play hot and cold, and with such a performance, they had nothing to look for against the brilliant Cavs.
Third most triple-doubles in NBA history belongs to Nikola Jokić 🃏 pic.twitter.com/F1sUC46W5D
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 6, 2024
A good game was seen in Ohio, Denver offered good resistance for most of the time, but they faltered at the end of the third quarter and couldn’t come back until the end.
At those moments, the hosts took the initiative, gained a double-digit lead, and successfully maintained it until the end of the 48 minutes.
The bench players’ performance was missing, Watson and Strus didn’t contribute anything, Westbrook was solid, and Nnaji played only three minutes…
Meloun shortened the rotation for this game, but even with the starters, he couldn’t match a team like Cleveland.
Mitchell led the Cavs to victory with 28 points, Garland scored 21, and Mobley 20 points.
In the losing team, besides the aforementioned Jokić, Porter Jr. scored 24 points, Murray 19, and Gordon 18 points.
Cleveland has a record of 20-3, while Denver is at 11-9.
Source: B92.net Foto: Mediji
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