Nikola Jokic Puts Together A 40-Point Triple-Double
2 years agoDenver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic scored with ease against the Clippers on Sunday and finished a 134-124 overtime victory with a game-high 40 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. He shot a spectacular 14-for-21 from the field and had a 12-for-15 record at the line, wrapping things up with three steals in 42 minutes. Jokic is now on 99 triple-doubles for his career, with 23 of them having come in 2022-23. He will have his first opportunity to hit 100 Tuesday against the struggling Rockets. Jokic has averaged a triple-double against Houston this season without actually recording one, notching 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 10.0 assists across two games.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN