This is definitely the best season of Nikola Jokić’s career! It’s simply unbelievable what the Serbian national team player is doing on the court, and the latest victim was Dallas and his great friend Luka Dončić, who fell in Denver in an exciting finish with a score of 122-120.
The Nuggets have won five games in a row, and they’ve continued their streak of shocking games this year, as this one was also decided in the final minute, with baskets first from Jokić, and then from Michael Porter Jr., who put the final nail in the coffin with 7 seconds left in the game.
Jokić’s stats… what can I say… historic. Nikola scored 37 points on an excellent shooting percentage of 62%. He shot 21-13 from the field, perfect from three-point range (3-3) and free throws (8-8), with an incredible 18 rebounds and 15 assists in 38 minutes of play.
Nikola Jokic tonight:
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37 PTS
18 REB
15 AST
First player to reach these numbers in a game. pic.twitter.com/B4C1EGBMcQ
Another triple-double, but what a triple-double. The fact that no one else has achieved such statistics since the inception of the NBA league. He was followed by Murray with 18 points and 6 assists, and Porter was solid with 17 points and 7 rebounds, as well as Watson, who is solidly replacing the injured Gordon with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Christian Braun contributed 14, along with 6 rebounds. For the visitors, Kyrie Irving dominated with 43 points, 5 rebounds, and assists, with support from Luka Dončić, who was below his average with 24 points and 9 rebounds and assists each.
Denver is slowly climbing the Western Conference standings and now occupies 4th place with a record of 7-3, while Dallas is in 11th place with a 50% win rate (5-5).
Article by: Antonije Kovačević Photo: NBA.com