Nikola Jokić drains near full-court shot en route to joining elite company with dominant triple-double

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Nikola Jokić is good connected his mode to winning his 4th MVP successful 5 seasons, and performances similar Thursday night's are wherefore that's the case.

The Serbian superstar enactment up possibly his astir awesome crippled ever, and 1 of the champion successful NBA history, en way to his Denver Nuggets' 132-123 triumph implicit the Sacramento Kings.

Jokić dropped 35 points, grabbed 22 rebounds and handed retired 17 assists successful the contest, bully for his league-leading 20th triple-double of the season; the next-closest is LeBron James with nine, truthful helium is rather virtually lapping the field.

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Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) reacts pursuing the triumph implicit Sacramento Kings astatine Ball Arena.  (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

With the performance, Jokić became conscionable the 2nd idiosyncratic successful NBA past to driblet 35-plus points, drawback 20 oregon much rebounds, and crockery retired astatine slightest 15 assists successful a game. The other? Wilt Chamberlain, who did truthful backmost connected February 14, 1962, erstwhile helium enactment up 35-24-15.

But successful putting up the ascendant numbers came thing that you person to spot to believe.

With the seconds winding down successful the 3rd quarter, and the Nuggets up big, Jokić decided to heave a changeable astatine the other extremity of the court. Well, erstwhile you're hot, you're hot.

It's present 5 consecutive triple-doubles for Jokić, who is averaging a career-high 30.2 points, 13.4 rebounds (his second-most), and 10.1 assists, besides the astir of his career. But the changeable is what seemed to instrumentality the arena by tempest - but Jokić, of course.

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Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) reacts alongside guardant Aaron Gordon (32) pursuing a afloat tribunal handbasket made successful the 2nd fractional against the Sacramento Kings astatine Ball Arena. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

"I thought it had a chance, and past boom," said teammate Russell Westbrook, who ironically is the past subordinate to mean a triple-double successful a season. "The champion portion of it was nary absorption from him. Which I love."

Added caput manager Michael Malone, "Not surprising. He’s a feline that has this uncanny ability."

"When you play you privation to marque each shot," Jokić said. "I took it to marque it and I did marque it. It’s a fortunate shot, not truly a high-percentage shot, but I took it to marque it. It’s 3 points. It’s going to assistance us."

Only Oscar Robertson and Westbrook person averaged a 30-point triple-double successful NBA history, but Jokić could precise good articulation their company.

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Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) is interviewed by Altitude sports newsman Katy Winge pursuing the triumph implicit Sacramento Kings astatine Ball Arena.  (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

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"I deliberation this is the champion hoops I’ve ever played," Jokić said. "I’m feeling bully retired there, I’m successful shape, the shot is going in. I deliberation I’m playing truly good."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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