“ I had never seen a triple-double before playing with him and now I see them all the time. » While replacing Aaron Gordon in the Nuggets' five against the Grizzlies, Peyton Watson (20 points) once again witnessed the grace of his teammate, Nikola Jokic.
The Nuggets center maintains his breakneck pace in terms of “triple-doubles”, with approximately one occurrence… every three games this season. In his team's big victory against a Memphis team deprived of Ja Morant, the Serb accumulated 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in 30 minutes.
The perfect “triple-double”!
It was his 11th triple-double of the year, in 32 games played. But this night, the double MVP added another layer to his evening: he didn't miss a single shot! If the giant scored the vast majority of his points near the circle, he still converted more technical shots, like his 3-point shot at the buzzer in the first quarter.
He finished with a perfect 11/11 on shots, including 1/1 from distance, and even 3/3 on free throws. “ Sometimes it fits, sometimes it doesn't. Tonight I converted all my shots and I… enjoyed the moment. There won't be many nights like this “, is content to procrastinate at the end of the meeting Nikola Jokic.
His modesty should not make us forget the historical dimension of his performance. Because it was the third time in his career that he recorded a “triple-double” without missing a single shot (at least 10 shots attempted). In history, according to ESPN, only Wilt Chamberlain did as well. Draymond Green managed two matches of this type.
Magic Johnson in the crosshairs
“ He made 11 of 11 tonight. He doesn't worry about that. If Jamal had done the same, he would have applauded him. He is more delighted by the success of his teammates (only his), This is the true definition of selflessness. It's a daily feeling », underlines his coach Mike Malone.
The “Joker”, who a year ago surpassed his illustrious counterpart for the number of “triple-doubles” in his career, is well on his way to becoming the absolute king in this area. The center has 116 triple-doubles, which places him fourth in league history. He has Magic Johnson in his sights (138), but will still have to work to join Oscar Robertson (181), and especially Russell Westbrook (198).
| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 28 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 20.0 |
| 2020-21 ★ | DEN | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 ★ | DEN | 74 | 34 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 27.1 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 69 | 34 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 24.5 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 31 | 34 | 54.1 | 32.1 | 81.4 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 26.4 |
| Total | 627 | 31 | 55.2 | 34.7 | 82.8 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 20.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
