Denver Nuggets middle Nikola Jokic registered the primary 30-20-20 triple-double recreation in NBA historical past as his aspect beat Phoenix Suns in time beyond regulation.
Jokic recorded 31 factors, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists within the Nuggets’ 149-141 victory on Friday evening.
The 30-year-old racked up his twenty ninth triple-double of the season, extending his profession tally to 159, and notched at the least 15 factors, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a recreation for the seventh time this marketing campaign.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone mentioned of his record-breaking participant: “Nikola Jokic is one of one. I can’t describe him, so don’t ask me to. The guy is just an incredible player.
“When you find yourself one in all one on this league and the super historical past of this league, that claims loads.
“There’s a lot of good players in this league, but Nikola, in my opinion, is just in a class well by himself.”
Jokic is a three-time NBA MVP, scooping the award in 2021, 2022 and 2024, and received the NBA Championship with the Nuggets in 2023.
