Beijing time on March 7, NBA regular season, the Nuggets home against the Pelicans, who have won 4 consecutive games before, the progress of the whole game was ups and downs, the Nuggets once led by more than 20 points, but the Pelicans then frantically counterattacked, and finally overtook the score, while nuggets coach Malone was also expelled. At the critical moment, The European tower Jokic stepped forward and played a leading role, scoring 23 points in the final quarter to help the Nuggets enter overtime, and in the end, Jokic used the final quarter + overtime to cut down 30 points, leading the Nuggets to win, and the final score was 138-130, ending the Pelicans' 4-game winning streak.
In this game, Jokic contributed an all-time performance, shooting 16 of 22 shots, 3 of 5 from three-point range, 11 of 12 from the free throw line, slashing 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists of the super triple-double, plus 3 steals and 4 blocks, it can be said that both offensive and defensive ends show dominance, and the Pelicans have no way to completely take Jokic.
Relying on such a crazy performance, Jokic has set a number of records, replicating James' past achievements. The last player to do so in a single game was James, who did it against the Nuggets in 2010, when Jokic was just a greasy little fat guy looking forward to playing the Champions League in Serbia.
In addition, Jokic shot 16-of-22 in this game, shooting more than 70% from the field, and is the second player in NBA history to cut at least 45 points in a big triple-double with more than 70% shooting, and only Chamberlain has done it before. It can be seen that Jokic played a performance that has gone down in history, believing that as long as he can win even one championship in his career, Jokic can be put into the ranks of one of the best centers in history.
At present, the Nuggets rank 6th in the West, the overall record is not as good as last season, the most critical factor is that the Nuggets two hundred million mr. long absence, Murray has not come back since last season's knee injury, Porter Jr. announced that his back was tight again as soon as he signed a big contract, and he was also absent for a long time. This means that this season's Nuggets can still remain in the playoffs in the West, Jokic is indispensable, almost one person carrying the team forward, looking at the entire NBA league, no strong team can maintain a strong team style in the case of losing two cores, and the Nuggets have done it, Jokic is the first leader of this team, so far this season, Jokic has averaged 25.8 points, 13.8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks, shooting 57.1%, three-point shooting rate of 36.3%.
According to statistics, after Jokic wins the triple-double, there are still 4 triple-doubles to become the center with the most triple-doubles in NBA history. In the small-ball era, Jokic perfectly interprets the template of what is the best center of this era, a big center with a height of 2 meters and 16 meters, delicate technology, can pass the ball, can drive teammates, this is the value of Jokic, which is a comprehensive center that has never appeared in the history of the NBA, with projection, strategy, scoring ability, and everything. As a center from Europe, Jokic has never been optimistic about the American media, the popularity is not high, but he has a real and strong personal ability, in the future, once Jokic can win the championship successfully, he will be taken to discuss with Russell, Chamberlain, Olajuwon, O'Neal and other great centers, this fat center from Europe, there are infinite possibilities!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)