On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Denver Nuggets played at home against the Grizzlies. Although well below their opponents, the Nuggets took the initiative from the first quarter and extended their lead to double digits in the second quarter, winning 122-109 in the game, their fifth win in their last seven games.
In the absence of Porter Jr. and Murray, Jokic still carried the Nuggets on his shoulders on his own. He played 35 minutes and contributed 35 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists on 16-of-24 shooting. The data shows that when he was on the floor, the Nuggets had a net win of 37 points in this game, the highest efficiency value in the game.
Counting this game, Jokic has scored at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in a single game 10 times this season, surpassing Embiid and Alphabet Brother to become the player with the most statistics; in addition, he has become the first player in league history to have at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season. Be a true first person!
As of now, the Nuggets have made 73 appearances this season as a center, averaging 27.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, shooting 58.6% overall, 33.9% from three-point range and 66.8% from the field. Throughout NBA history, only two people have averaged 27 points per game in a single season and shot more than 66 percent of them, one is Jokic and the other is Curry in a full-vote MVP season.
While the Nuggets' current record of 48 wins and 33 losses can only rank sixth in the West, Jokic's high-level stats are staggering. Throughout the season, his per value was as high as 32.8, vorp value was as high as 9.6, BPM value was 13.6, and ws value was 15, these four high-level statistics not only led the league, but also ranked at the forefront even in the NBA's decades of history. All indications are that the Serbian is getting closer to winning the regular season MVP trophy for the second consecutive year!