On February 27, Beijing time, the Nuggets defeated the Kings 115-110 to win five consecutive games, the two teams fought until the last minute, Monte Morris hit a three-pointer in the first 29 seconds of the final game, Sa's key shot was blocked by Jokic, and then Jokic protected the key backcourt rebounds and was fouled, jokic made two steady shots to help the Nuggets lock up the win.
Nuggets reporter Joel Rose said after the game: With more than 30 seconds left in the game, Morris completed the counter-three-pointer, and then Jokic took the rebound that sealed the win and completed the triple-double, and he was fouled and hit both free throws.
I know it doesn't feel like much for most NBA players, but Jokic's defense late this season has been fantastic, arguably better than his offense late this year, and that requires constant attention.
Jokic scored 34 minutes, 6 of 16, 5 of 3-pointers, 6 of 8 from the free throw line, 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, shooting 37.5 percent from the field.
But another Nuggets reporter said that Jokic's 6-of-16 was not good, and he even missed two key free throws (but later hit two key shots), but even then Jokic created 45 points for the team, which allowed him to win his 16th triple-double of the season, and his poor performance was beyond the reach of others.
According to statistics, Jokic has 48 double-doubles in the league, 16 triple-doubles in the league, and the scoring + rebounding double-doubles are also the first in the league.
He has completed his 73rd triple-double of his career, just five times left from centre triple-doubles by Chamberlain.
And Jokic took just 507 games to win 73 triple-doubles, while Oxlade-Chamberlain took 1045 games to score 78 triple-doubles, jokic will soon become the king of center triple-doubles + the fastest center in history to reach 80/100 triple-doubles.
Maybe this is the key to the NBA's official MVP list and the BBR's MVP prediction list Jokic is at the top, after this game, the Nuggets' 35-25 record is tied with the Fifth Lone Ranger of the West, the Nuggets are only 2.5 wins away from the fourth-place Jazz in the West, Jokic can still play here without the help of the two giants of Porter and Murray, how strong? The Lakers and James + Westbrook are only the ninth in the West.
Text/Yan Xiaobai