Nikola Jokic made NBA history in the Nuggets-Clippers game
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Nikola Jokic made NBA history in the Nuggets-Clippers game

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

UPDATE: The Nuggets lost by a score of 126-122.

The Denver Nuggets play against the LA Clippers in California on Sunday evening.

Nikola Jokic scored 23 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, a steal and a block in his first 31 minutes of play while shooting 11/21 from the field and 1/5 from three-point range.

He also made incredible NBA history.

About Underdog NBA: “Nikola Jokic tied Magic Johnson with his 138th triple-double, the third-most in NBA history.”

Games played to get there:

Magic – 880
Funny – 690″

After Johnson, the next player for Jokic to record all-time triple-doubles list will be Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (181).

The only other player ahead of Robertson is Jokic’s teammate Russell Westbrook (200).

Jokic came into the game averaging 29.7 points, 13.1 rebounds, 10.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 56.8% from the field and 53.4% ​​from three in 14 games -Point range shot.

Via Katy Winge from AltitudeTV: “Nikola Jokić achieved his 8th triple-double of the season. It is the 138th of his career, tying Magic Johnson for third on the all-time list.”

Jokic is in his 10th NBA season (all with the Nuggets).

His career averages are 21.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 55.8% from the field and 35.5% from three-point range.

About StatMamba: “Nikola Jokic is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double with 50% 3PT for a month.”

He has done it three times in his career.

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