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02/07 23:19 CST Nikola Jokic passes Oscar Robertson for 2nd most triple-doubles
in NBA history
Nikola Jokic passes Oscar Robertson for 2nd most triple-doubles in NBA history
CHICAGO (AP) --- Nikola Jokic got another game ball from his Denver Nuggets
teammates after yet another triple-double. This one, though, was a bit more
special than the others.
It made some NBA history.
Jokic had 22 points, 17 assists and 14 rebounds to pass Oscar Robertson for No.
2 on the league's career list with his 182nd regular-season triple-doubles,
leading the Nuggets to a 136-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday
night.
"He is a legendary player," Jokic said of Robertson, who was the first player
to average a triple-double in a full season in 1961-62. "Any player who steps
into this league knows he's a global legend."
The three-time NBA MVP and eight-time All-Star is making his own mark on the
game, too. The triple-double was Jokic's 19th this season and second in as many
games. He trails only Russell Westbrook, who has 207, on the career list.
Westbrook (four), Jokic (two) and Robertson (one) are the only NBA players to
average triple-doubles in a season.
Nuggets coach David Adelman, who had been with the organization since Jokic's
third season in 2017, said he still catches himself being amazed by the
6-foot-11 Serbian center.
"When your center gets 17 assists in a game --- that just doesn't happen,"
Adelman said. "Unless it's him.
"It's absolutely unbelievable what he's done."
Teammate Jamal Murray said he expects even more from Jokic, who'll turn 31 on
Feb. 19.
"He's got a lot of that left," he said. "It's going to be a Usain Bolt record
when he sets it. He's going to have that for a long time."
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