It would almost start to be a habit, although… it already is in fact. Nikola Jokic sent another triple double tonight, but there’s a dose of history added to it. It is indeed the fifth player in the history of the NBA to achieve the feat of achieving twenty times the performance in a single season. Well, you know the three letters huh.
Banality.
Nikola Jokic has made the triple double commonplace. That night, the giant had fun with the Hornets. Balance sheet? 30 points, 16 rebonds, 10 passes. While whistling, with his approach of a guy who doesn’t care. All the more annoying for the opponent, at the same time imagine playing once morest a guy who shows more his desire to go whistle a keg of beer than to win the match, it gives a shit. Come on, once the funny talk is over, let’s go back to the bacon: twentieth evening counts triple for the chubby Balkan this season, fifth player to achieve this performance as many times in a regular in the history of the league.
Others ? A very prestigious list : Oscar Robertson (five times), Russell Westbrook (four times), Wilt Chamberlain (three times) and James Harden (once). Three exteriors means that on the side of the pivots, Niko joins the illustrious Wilt. To be associated with such a prestigious name is still very, very classy.
Nikola Jokic is only the 5th player in NBA history to record 20+ triple-doubles in a single season.
Oscar Robertson (5 times)
Russell Westbrook (4 times)
Wilt Chamberlain (3 times)
James Harden (1 time)
Nikola Jokic (1 time) pic.twitter.com/4k7Y9vXsYm— NBA History (@NBAHistory) February 12, 2023
A new performance that will undoubtedly help the Nuggets’ position 5 a little more to consolidate its place at the top of the various MVP rankings. Denver rests night following night on the talent of its star, who always responds to smash the opponent with an ultra-efficient nonchalance. No matter how strong the competitors perform, Nikola Jokic is absolutely not slowing down the pace. It’s almost frightening. Where will it stop? At the bar no doubt, but in terms of basketball? Probably following a consecutive hat-trick. Too loud, period.
Source : NBA, ESPN
