The former league MVP Nikola Jokic always puts on a performance for NBA fans. The Denver Nuggets center’s consistency as a player is truly remarkable. His ability to perform on both sides of the game makes him one of the best in the league right now.
The defending champions Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors faced each other on Sunday at Chase Center in San Francisco. Despite having a decent start in the first quarter, the Warriors were unable to hold back the Nuggets who won the game 119-103. With this loss, the Warriors are back on the 10th seed in the West.
Jokic was the dominant force in the win, scoring 32 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists triple-double with four steals. This marks the player’s fourth triple-double this month and 18th this season. In total, he has 139 triple-doubles, including regular season and the playoffs.
Recently, in a game against the Washington Wizards, Jokic made another historic triple-double. He had 21 points, 19 rebounds, and 15 assists in just 31 minutes. The highlighting factor was that he scored this with an astonishing 100 FG% making it a ‘perfect triple-double’.
Fans were in awe after another dominant Nikola Jokic performance
Watching a player put up their best performance consistently is always a treat for the game lovers. Nikola Jokic does that job perfectly for NBA fans. The two-time MVP plays on both ends, being an essential part of the team and certainly during the wins.
Nikola Jokic’s performance gets praised by fans (Image via Marca)In most of the Nuggets games, Jokic is the star of the show. Similarly, today during the Nuggets vs. Warriors game, the player’s consecutive triple-double performance was loved by fans. They shared their reactions on social media.
Played like Jordan, Stockton, and Chamberlain all in one game 🤯
— Rad Dad (@raddad918) February 26, 2024
13.7 billion years and we get to live at the same time as Nikola Jokic. How lucky
— Nuggić 🏆 (@nuggic) February 26, 2024
Jokic is so much better than Steph at this point…don’t know if I ever saw THIS coming.
— Swipa (@SwipaCam) February 26, 2024
The Serbian player continues to make history. During the game against the Wizards with a perfect triple-double performance, Jokic joined LeBron James and Russell Westbrook as the only players to have a triple-double against every team in the NBA.
