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Nikola Jokić makes NBA history with 30-20-20 triple-double in Nuggets’ OT win

Nicolas Gokic He sat in front of his wardrobe, quietly rejoiced on his phone, and it seems that he was not affected by 30 minutes before he made The American Professional League date.

The American Professional League was three times the first trilogy to 30-20-20 in the league in Denver Nags149-141 Additional Work Victory over Phenix Suns Friday night. Jokić got 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 decisive passes.

“You are not supposed to go this way,” said Gokic. “I was talking to [Aaron Gordon] “That was 30 calm points,” he told me. I did not do anything special – [it] It seemed only that everyone was in the flow. “

Jokić tied its record in its privilege with 29 third revolutions of this season, and it reached only 1:20 in the second half with its tenth recovery. He was approaching three times early, as he finished the first quarter with 10 points, six passes, six counterattacks, and he got 13, nine and eight at the end of the first half.

The average of the 30 -year -old from Serbia is a triple role with leaving 19 games in the season. 28.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.6 passes for each game in the first place in the first three places in the American Professional League.

“I cannot describe it, so don’t ask me,” said Denver coach Michael Malon. “The man is just an incredible player, and when you are one of one in this league, with the tremendous history of this league, many say.

“there [are] Many good players in this league, but Nicolas, in my opinion, in a separate chapter. “

His quick start in additional work raised to nuggets after they detonated 21 points. He had five points, five passes and three rebounds in the additional period, playing nearly 45 minutes in general.

It has achieved a 4 -feet transformation to start additional work, the Federal Reserve won Murray beauty For two baskets and helped in Gonk and link the ball throwing Christian Brown In a period of 13 seconds.

Brown said: “It is just a type of type,” said Brown. “You will not see something like this again – never. You will never see a player who does the things he is doing at night outside.”

The highest level in the previous Jokić assistance was 19, which happened on February 24th Indiana. He has overlooked Michael Porter JuniorDonk who gave Denver advance 139-130 with 1:18 left.

Jokić has 149 trilogy, and was on Friday the seventh time this season in which he won at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists. That linked Oscar Robertson to the most in one season. 22 decisive passes are the most by a center in a game, but it is much lower than the Scott Scotz record in the 30th American Professional League, a sign that does not care about it.

“I have different problems from that now,” he said.

Report by Associated Press.

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