Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic wraps up triple-double average for season

Denver – Nicolas Gokic The average triple installation for this season will make Denver The third player in the history of the American Professional League to withdraw such fences.
It became certain statistically on Friday night when Jokic got his fourth help in Nuggets 117-109 victory on Memphis Gregs. This assistance was 700 of the season – therefore, even if he did not get another before the end of the normal season on Sunday, which will be the seventy match, it was confirmed that it is worse than 10.0 decisive passes.
But Jokic got another, and ended on Friday night with 12 decisive passes-to go with 26 points and 16 rebounds-three times this season.
Other players with a two -dimensional average season: Russell WestprickFellow of the current Gokic team in Denver, and the basketball hall Oscar Robertson. Westprick made four times 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 for Aklhoma City, as well as in 2020-21 for Washington-and Robertson did this in the 1961-1962 season for censinati.
“It is nice. I haven’t done it before,” said Gorek after asked about average dual -dimensional. “I don’t know. I don’t know what to say. It’s good.”
The assistance she acquired for Jokic came to the result Christian Brown With less than a minute remaining in the first half. The credit was not in the first place. The square score was updated at the end of the first half.
Jokic’s 34 Triple-Double for this season is fourth in one season in the history of the American Professional League. Westprick has more than 42 in 2016-17. No other player in the American Professional League on Friday has entered more than 10 this season.
“If he does not win MVP, this is the greatest season ever to not win MVP,” said David Adeleman, Nagsat coach, the winner of the Oklahoma City Prize Award. Gilgos Alexander tea For the honor of this season.
This will be the first time that Jokic has risen double numbers. His previous career was the best in 2022-23, when he finished 9.8 assists with 24.5 points and 11.8 rebounds.
“When you have a man like Jokic, who creates a lot of attack for his teammates, everyone will have a really good look if you don’t do the right things,” said Minnesota coach Chris Vinci earlier this month.
Jokic also ensures the completion of this season with the average march in registration, and is likely to end up with the average high in his career as well. It will also determine high levels of the profession this season in 3 drawings made and 3 points.
Jokic needs 47 points at Denver’s conclusion in Houston on Sunday to pay its average registration to 30.0. If this happens, this will be the third average of 30 points in the history of the American Professional League; Westprick and Robertson did it once.
Jokic 164 has an ordinary season in one season for his professional life, and the second in the history of the American Professional League behind WestBroK’s 203.
The Associated Press information was used in this report.