Nikola Jokic matches NBA triple-double record

Nikola Jokić played different awesome crippled past nighttime against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Serbian hoops subordinate recorded his 4th triple-double successful the 4th crippled of the season, which puts him successful enactment with the NBA's greats. Only Oscar Robertson successful the 1961/62 play and Russell Westbrook successful 2020/21 person managed the aforesaid successful arsenic galore games played.

The Denver Nuggets celebrated with a convincing 122:88, and Jokić did not play the past 4th due to the fact that his squad entered it with a 33-point lead. The superb Serbian halfway spent 28 minutes connected the level and finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, which gave him his 168th triple-double show successful his career. For comparison, Robertson had 181, and Westbrook adjacent 203, which makes him the NBA grounds holder.

Who was the hero

Apart from Jokić, different NBA players stood retired past night. The Los Angeles Lakers bushed Minnesota 116-115 acknowledgment to Austin Reaves, who deed the game-winning changeable astatine the buzzer. Without Luka Dončić and LeBron James, Reaves played great; helium finished with 28 points and 16 assists, portion Jake LaRavia added 27 points and 8 rebounds.

Minnesota played without Anthony Edwards, but Julius Randle scored 33 points with six assists and 5 rebounds, portion Jaden McDaniels added 30 points and 7 rebounds. Chicago defeated Sacramento astatine location 126-113; Matas Buzelis scored 27 points, Josh Giddey 20 points with 12 assists and 8 rebounds, portion Sacramento was led by Zach LaVine with 30 points.

Memphis bushed Phoenix 114-113 acknowledgment to Ja Morant, who scored with 7 seconds near and finished with 28 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds. Houston bushed Toronto 139-121 acknowledgment to Kevin Durant's 31 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Jabari Smith and others. Boston bushed Cleveland 125-105 successful beforehand of its location fans, arsenic Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds.

Defending runner-up Indiana suffered its 4th nonaccomplishment successful 4 games to Dallas 105-107; Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 27 points and 13 rebounds, portion young players similar Cooper Flagg and Brandon Williams made important contributions for Dallas.