Follow usNikola Jokic was once again showing why he is the reference point for any center in the NBA as he notched his 108th triple-double with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to push Denver Nuggets’s comeback from a 20-point, first-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 134-116 on Monday night.
Jokic broke a tie with LeBron James and Jason Kidd to move into fourth place in triple-doubles rankings and now chases Magic Johnson who has 30 more in the third all-time spot.
Jokic has passed LeBron for the fourth-most triple-doubles in NBA history and did it in 813 less games ? pic.twitter.com/CkzwL4wf9Q
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Denver rookie Julian Strawther scored a career-high 21 points of the bench to help overcome the absence of Jamal Murray, who is expected to be out for at least several more games with a right hamstring injury.
Michael Porter Jr. had 22 points and nine rebounds, while Aaron Gordon finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Nuggets.
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