In the Nuggets' dramatic overtime win, Nikola Jokić emerges from more than 75 years of NBA precedent to post the first 30-20-20 game in league history.
The contrast between Jokić's offensive genius and his deficiencies under the basket, make his case less clear-cut than stats might suggest.
With roughly five weeks remaining in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the race for MVP is still up in the air. Barring injury, it's a two-man race between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić, but there are a lot of interesting debates to be hard for the positioning of players behind them.
Star center Nikola Jokić, who is averaging a triple-double this season, has helped the Denver Nuggets win 18 of their past 23 games.
which means it's time to dive deeper into the regular-season MVP market. As the winner of the NBA's most coveted award in three of the last four seasons, Nikola Jokić will look to make history ...
NIKOLA JOKIĆ MAKES HISTORY 🚨 HIS 20TH ASSIST. THE FIRST-EVER 30+ PT, 20+ REB, 20+ AST GAME IN NBA HISTORY 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/TtkDibcd3o Pretty good for a guy who was initially questionable for the game with an ankle injury. He repeatedly created scoring opportunities throughout the game.