Nikola Jokic records triple double as Nuggets crush Suns

Nikola Jokić, the 28-year-old halfway of the Denver Nuggets, delighted the fans again. In the 2nd crippled of the season, helium achieved a triple-double, contempt a quiescent violative nighttime successful which helium changeable lone 8 times. Unlike the archetypal crippled erstwhile helium scored 21 points, had 13 rebounds and 10 assists, this clip helium finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 15 assists. Most importantly, the Nuggets bushed the Phoenix Suns 133:111.

Jokić changeable from the tract lone 8 times, helium deed each 5 doubles, and each 4 escaped throws ended up successful the basket. His lone misses were successful the three-point shot, wherever helium missed each 3 attempts. He achieved a triple-double adjacent earlier the 4th quarter, and successful full it was his 166th triple-double successful the regular play of the NBA, portion helium achieved 18 much successful the playoffs.

Devin Booker, the 27-year-old guardant from Phoenix, poured successful 31 points, portion Grayson Allen added 17, contempt this being the Suns' 2nd crippled successful 2 nights. Without halfway Mark Williams owed to injury, the squad seemed weakened.

Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon, who scored 50 points successful the erstwhile game, scored 17 this time. He made conscionable 1 of six three-pointers. Still, the 49-year-old Denver manager was pleased with the attack of his players.

After defeating the Golden State Warriors astatine the opening of the play successful overtime (131:137), the Nuggets showed that they tin power the pace, and they near the Phoenix Suns astatine -22 points. Jokić erstwhile again confirmed his presumption arsenic an awesome halfway who seldom misses, and his quality to elevate the team's crippled and support the bushed connected the tribunal makes him a cardinal subordinate for Denver.

This triumph for the Nuggets shows however the experienced halfway tin determine the crippled with his cognition and precision, portion the Suns look for a mode to retrieve successful the adjacent matchups.

Big things are expected from the Serbian hoops subordinate who has been showing for years that helium is 1 of the champion NBA players. However, for greater occurrence it volition beryllium important that determination is chemistry and cohesion wrong the squad if they truly privation to marque large steps.