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Nikola Jokic Drops TRIPLE-DOUBLE In Nuggets Game 5 W! | May 9, 2023



Nikola Jokic is the 1st player in NBA Playoff history to total 175+ points, 65+ rebounds and 50+ assists over a 5-game span. (175 points, 69 rebounds, 50 assists)

Nikola Jokic becomes the 4th player (5th instance) in NBA Playoff history to record 4+ triple-doubles in their first 10 postseason games, joining
Wilt Chamberlain (6 triple-doubles, 1967)
Magic Johnson (5 triple-doubles, 1982 & 4 triple-doubles, 1980)
Oscar Robertson (4 triple-doubles, 1963)
Nikola Jokic (4 triple-doubles, 2023)

Led by Nikola Jokic’s 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets defeat the No. 4 seed Phoenix Suns in Game 5, 118-102. Bruce Brown (25 points, 5 rebounds) and Jamal Murray (19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) added a combined 44 points in the victory. Devin Booker (28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) and Kevin Durant (26 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists) combined for 54 points for the Suns. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, with Game 6 taking place on Thursday, May 11 (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Nikola Jokic recorded his 5th career 25+ points, 10+ rebound, 10+ assists game in the playoffs, the 4th most all time in NBA Playoff history:
LeBron James (22 games)
Russell Westbrook (9 games)
Oscar Robertson (8 games)
Nikola Jokic (5 games)
James Harden (4 games)
Magic Johnson (4 games)

Nikola Jokic has recorded his 10th career playoff triple-double, passing Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA All-Time Playoff list:
Magic Johnson (30)
LeBron James (28)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Jason Kidd (11)
T-5. Larry Bird (10)
T-5. Rajon Rondo (10)
T-5. Draymond Green (10)
T-5. Nikola Jokic (10)
6. Wilt Chamberlain (9)

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36 Comments

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  2. everything is clear here, Jokic was robbed for the MVP award. all those who voted for it should be ashamed of themselves!!

  3. No clue why people say Joel is 'better' at scoring. Jokic chooses to elevate his entire team instead of going for individual buckets, that's just the style of basketball he prefers. We all saw what this man can do 'IF' he wanted to score in game 4. It shouldn't even be a discussion, he is just better in every aspect of basketball than Joel. Joel may explode from time to time, but this man does it every game. Sucks he's white and he isn't from the states.

  4. Jokic having zero reaction to everything he's doing.
    Me: WHOOAAAA!! 🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮👏👏👏🎉😮😮😮

  5. is perk eating crow right now?or is nick wrong pissin his pants? im sorry if i can not remember their names well.

  6. And y’all trying to tell me the other person won mvp for playing good in one game and just scored a lot of points while jokic was consistently the favorite throughout majority of the year. I’m hoping for a finals matchup🥱

  7. I dont like denver but i like their players and i hope they win it all this year they deserve it 🏆

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