In the game of his Denver Nuggets, Nikola Dokic came to more than 30 points and more than 20 rebounds and assists. There has never been anything like this in the history of the NBA.
The three -time MVP Jokic scored 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists in 149: 141 after extra time.
“One of these evenings”
“It was just one of these evenings,” said the modest Serb after his extraordinary triple double in an interview with “ESPN”: “It will be nice to end my career on the sofa and think that I had a really good game.”
The 30-year-old rave about his coach Michael Malone: ”There are many good players in this league, but in my opinion Nikola is a class of its own.”
For Jokic it was already the 29th triple double of the ongoing season – the center set its season record. The 22 assists in one game are also a best performance for him.
Oklahoma wins without Hartenstein
With the balance of 41 wins and 22 defeats, the nuggets in the west are in third place. The Oklahoma City Thunder conference is led.
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In the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference The six best teams each reach the playoffs. The four teams behind each conference in the play-ins each play out two other participants. These 16 teams play the title in the playoffs in a tournament tree divided into west and east.
Even without Isaiah Hartenstein and some top players, OKC defeated the Portland Trail Blazers with 107: 89 and strengthened the position as the leader with the sixth success in a row.