In addition to helping the Denver Nuggets secure their sixth win in the past eight games on Friday night, Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook made
Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook became the first pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season. That helped the Denver Nuggets defeat the Brooklyn Nets, 124-105. They both posted triple-doubles in December's win against Utah, as well.
Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook are used to filling up the stat sheet. This season, though, they started to do so as teammates.In the Denver Nuggets' 124-105 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night,
In the game, Jokić recorded a triple-double with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists. Jokić was not the only Nuggets’ player to record a triple-double as Russell Westbrook also recorded one. Westbrook had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the game as he has continued to thrive in Denver’s starting lineup.
Brooklyn will return to action on Sunday against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center, its second matchup in a six-game West Coast swing.
Nikola Jokic took 709 games to beat Larry Bird's mark and become the fastest to ever record 15K points, 7.5K rebounds and 5K assists.
Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook made history as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Brooklyn Nets 124-105. Both players recorded triple-doubles in the
Denver’s Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook become the 1st pair of teammates in NBA history to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season.
Nuggets Top Performers Nikola Jokić – 35 points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds, 4 steals Russell Westbrook – 25 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists 2nd time this season both Jokić and Westbrook recorded a triple-double in the same game Nets Top Performers Keon Johnson – 22 points,
Westbrook's latest triple-double serves as a reminder that he's found a comfortable spot with a Nuggets team that runs through Nikola Jokić.
The Los Angeles Lakers secured their best win of the season on Thursday night over the Boston Celtics, but Anthony Davis is also thinking about what they
Another day, another historic feat for Nikola Jokic. On Thursday, the Nuggets star became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968 to register a 35/20/15 game. Jokic posted his fifth consecutive triple-double — 35 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists — as the Nuggets beat the Kings, 132-123, to extend their winning streak to four.