Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets’ standout centre, has been on a tear this NBA season (2024-25). He was one assist shy of his 26th triple-double of the season in the Nuggets’ 129-115 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. Jamal Murray led the team in scoring with 34 points, one rebound, and four assists. Read on for more information.
Jokic dropped 29 points, 17 rebounds, and 9 assists on 11-22 shooting from the field and 6-14 from deep, putting together another historic performance. Jokic becomes the first player in NBA history to record 29+ points, 17+ rebounds, 9+ assists, and 6+ made threes in a game with 50%+ shooting from the field.
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The 31-year-old superstar centre has been on an insane run this season, truly making a case for his fourth NBA MVP award within five years.
A standing ovation in Denver as Nikola Jokic becomes the all-time assists leader in Nuggets franchise history pic.twitter.com/YBh3uhqlaF
— NBA (@NBA) January 19, 2023
Nikola Jokic’s Pace
Jokic was not the leading scorer in the Denver Nuggets’ 129-115 victory over the Charlotte Hornets at Ball Arena on Thursday. He did, however, make headlines in the NBA. OptaSTATS’ post on X states, “Over his last nine games, the @nuggets’ Nikola Jokić has averaged a 30-point triple-double, is shooting 60.0% from the field, and is undefeated.”
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Comparison of Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander’s numbers
Interestingly, the plus-minus number mentioned by Gordon in defence of Jokic is one of the few where Gilgeous-Alexander has a big advantage. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard leads the NBA in this statistic with a +13.1, with Nikola trailing at +9.7.
In other statistical areas, Gilgeous-Alexander leads Jokic in average points (32.5 vs. 29.7), free throw percentage (89.7% vs. 82.1%), steals (1.9 vs. 1.8), and blocks (1.0 vs. 0.7). Meanwhile, the Serbian star has a significant edge in rebounds (12.7 vs. 5.1), assists (10.2 vs. 6.1), field goal percentage (57.6% vs. 52.3%), and three-point percentage (44.9 vs. 35.9%).
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