Denver Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double 30-20-20 in the excited victory on Friday evening on the Phoenix Suns.
And his reaction to the historical feat was exactly what Jokic fans would expect to hear the Serbian basketball player.
The center of Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic (15) draws a rebound while the center of Phoenix Suns, Nick Richards, defends in the second half of a basketball match of the NBA on Friday March 7, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
“It’s not supposed to go this way,” said Jokic. “I spoke to (Aaron Gordon), and he said to me:” It was a calm of 30 points. “I didn’t do anything special, it just seemed that everyone was running.”
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Jokic told Sportscenter separately after the match that he would be able to really appreciate the accomplishment when “on my sofa” after the end of his career.
“I cannot describe it, so don’t ask me,” Denver’s coach Michael Malone told journalists after the match. “The guy is just an incredible player, and when you are one of this league, with the formidable story of this league, it says a lot. There are a lot of good players in this league, but Nikola, in my opinion, is just in a class alone.”
The center of Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic, on the left, goes to the basket while the center of Phoenix Suns Mason Plumlee defends in the second half of an NBA basketball match on Friday March 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
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Jokic ended the evening with 31 points, 21 rebounds and a career summit of 22 assists in the victory of the Nuggets 149-141 in overtime The sun.
He also equaled the franchise record with his 29th triple-double of the season, and is currently in the first three of the League with an average of 28.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game.
The center of Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic, before, passes in front of the center of Phoenix Suns Mason Plumlee in the first half of a basketball match of the NBA on Friday March 7, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
“He’s just one of a kind,” added Christian Braun. “You will never see something again like that – you will never see a player who does the things he does at night and the evening again.”
