Nikola Jokić's historic night by the numbers: Nuggets center becomes first NBA player to post 30-20-20 line
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Jokić is rewriting NBA record books on a near-nightly basis
We're running out of words to describe Nikola Jokić's performance on a nightly basis. He's averaging a triple-double for the first time in his career, though he's come close several times already. He operates with elite efficiency, and on Friday night in a 149-141 overtime win against the Phoenix Suns, Jokić made NBA history when he recorded the league's first ever 30-point, 20-rebound, 20-assist game.
"It's some kind of legacy that is gonna be nice to go, when I finish my career on my couch and think, I had a really good game," Jokić said after his otherworldly performance. "Right now, it's just we have a back-to-back in two days. So I'm thinking how to get rest, how to recover myself."
The Nuggets superstar actually finished with 31 points, 22 assists and 21 rebounds, but round numbers make for a more punchy stat. It was another dazzling performance by the Serbian big man, making that MVP race between him and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that much more interesting as he tries to push the Nuggets to the No. 2 seed in the West.
