Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: February 23, 2024, 11:59 IST
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Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic in motion towards the Washington Wizards (Credit: AP)
Jokic’s triple-double was his sixteenth this season, second in the league to Domantas Sabonis’ 19.
Nikola Jokic turned the third participant in NBA historical past to document at the least one triple-double towards each opponent in the league, going 10-for-10 from the ground and ending with 21 factors, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 130-110 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night time.
Michael Porter had 22 factors and 11 rebounds for the defending champion Nuggets, who returned from the All-Star break and snapped a 3-recreation skid.
In the @nuggets win, Nikola Jokic turns into the third play in NBA historical past to document a triple-double towards each opponent he’s confronted. He additionally recorded the primary 20/15/15/100% recreation in NBA historical past.Michael Porter Jr.: 22 PTS, 11 REBJamal Murray: 18 PTS, 8 AST pic.twitter.com/ty5rvQi2HH
— NBA (@NBA) February 23, 2024
Jokic’s triple-double was his sixteenth this season, second in the league to Domantas Sabonis’ 19. He practically bought there in the primary half, with 10 factors, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are the opposite gamers with a triple-double towards each opponent.
Jamal Murray, who missed Denver’s earlier recreation with tibia irritation, had 18 factors, eight assists and three steals.
With tonight’s triple-double, Nikola Jokic has now recorded a triple-double towards each staff he has confronted in his profession.Jokic turns into the third participant to perform this all-time, becoming a member of Russell Westbrook and LeBron James. pic.twitter.com/kN8pSfAPEc
— NBA (@NBA) February 23, 2024
Kyle Kuzma had 31 factors and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who matched their worst skid of the season with their ninth straight loss. Deni Avdija, who averaged 28.3 factors and shot 61.5% in Washington’s earlier 4 video games, was held to 5 factors on 2-of-11 capturing.
Washington shot 38.8% from the sector and fell to 1-34 towards opponents with successful data. Jordan Poole, moved out of the beginning lineup by interim coach Brian Keefe, scored 18 factors on 4-of-17 capturing.
Aaron Gordon scored 17 factors for Denver whereas Christian Braun and Peyton Watson had been productive off the bench. Braun had 12 factors and 10 rebounds, and Watson completed with 11 factors and 4 blocks.
Denver toyed with Washington defensively, often beating the Wizards with backdoor cuts that led to excessive-proportion and infrequently uncontested scoring alternatives on the rim. Despite making simply 4 of their 18 3-pointers in the primary half, the Nuggets went 28 of 37 (75.7%) from contained in the arc to assist construct a 72-49 halftime lead.
Denver completed with a season-excessive 88 factors in the paint.
The Nuggets led by 16 in the primary quarter and prolonged that benefit to 26 when Gordon made two free throws with 2:04 remaining in the second.
The solely different time the Nuggets misplaced three straight video games this season, they responded by successful 9 of their subsequent 10.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)
