Nikola Jokic has helped lead the Denver Nuggets to an NBA championship and he has won three MVP award as well. There are very few players who have had the kind of success that he is finding throughout his career.
That being said, Jokic continues putting up staggering stat lines night in and night out.
On Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, Jokic made monstrous NBA history.
As shared by the NBA on X, Jokic ended up scoring 31 points, grabbing 21 rebounds, and dishing out 22 assists in the Nuggets' 149-141 win over the Suns.
What makes that stat line even more significant is the fact that it's the first time in NBA history that any player has ever posted a 30-20-20 game.
NIKOLA JOKIĆ MAKES HISTORY
HIS 20TH ASSIST.
THE FIRST-EVER 30+ PT, 20+ REB, 20+ AST GAME IN NBA HISTORY pic.twitter.com/TtkDibcd3o
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2025
Jokic has been putting together another MVP type of season. He will have a good chance of winning his fourth award when everything is said and done.
Throughout the first 56 games of the year, Jokic has averaged 28.8 points per game to go along with 12.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists, and 1.8 steals.
In addition to his averages, Jokic has shot 57.6 percent from the floor and has knocked down 43.9 percent of his three-point attempts.
Behind those impressive numbers, Denver has compiled a 41-22 record and currently hold the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.
At 30 years of age, Jokic just continues to get better. He is showing no signs of slowing down and this monstrous performance has now etched his name into the NBA history books.
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This story was originally published March 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM.