The center of Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic reacts after being called to a fault in the second half of a basketball match of the NBA against the Phoenix Suns on Friday March 7, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
DENVER – Nikola Jokic was sitting in front of his locker, calmly scrolling his phone, apparently without impression that 30 minutes earlier, he made the history of the NBA.
The triple MVP of the NBA experienced the first triple-double 30-20-20 of the League in the prolongation victory of Denver Nuggets 149-141 on the Phoenix Suns on Friday evening. Jokic collected 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 career assists.
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“It’s not supposed to go this way,” said Jokic. “I spoke to (Aaron Gordon) and he said to me:” It was a calm of 30 points “. I did nothing special, it just seemed that everyone was in flow. »»
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Jokic equaled his franchise record with his 29th triple-double of the season, and he reached it only 1:20 in the second half with his 10th rebound. He approached the triple-double early, finishing the first quarter with 10 points, six assists and six rebounds and had 13, nine and eight at halftime.
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Serbia’s 30-year-old is on average a triple-double with 19 games to play in the season. Its 28.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game rank in the first three of the NBA.
The center of Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic, on the left, goes to the basket while the center of Phoenix Suns Mason Plumlee defends itself in the second half of a basketball match of the NBA on Friday March 7, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
“I cannot describe it, so don’t ask me,” said Denver Michael Malone coach. “The guy is just an incredible player, and when you are one of this league, with the huge story of this league, it speaks volumes. There are a lot of good players in this league, but Nikola, in my opinion, is just in a class alone. »»
Its rapid start to overtime raised the nuggets after exploding a 21 -point lead. He collected five points, five assists and three rebounds in the additional period, playing almost 45 minutes in total.
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He made a 4 -foot turnaround to start overtime, nourished Jamal Murray for two baskets and helped on a Dunk and Uneup by Christian Braun in a period of 13 seconds.
“He’s just one of a kind,” said Braun. “You will never see something again like that – never. You will never see a player who does the things he does at night and night. “”
The previous High in Jokic assists was 19 years old, which occurred on February 24 at Indiana. He exceeded this on Michael’s dunk Porter Jr. who gave Denver an advance of 139-130 with 1:18 on the left.
Jokic has 149 triple careers in career and Friday was the seventh time this season, he had at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists. It linked Oscar Robertson for the most part in a season. His 22 assists are the most by a center of a game, but he is below the NBA record of Scott Skiles of 30, a brand that does not care.
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“I have problems different from this right now,” he said.
