US EditionNikola Jokic has 4th straight triple-double to start season as Nuggets rout Pelicans 122-88
Nikola Jokic matched the NBA record by starting the season with four consecutive triple-doubles as the Nuggets won 122-88, while the Pelicans fell to 0-4 with poor shooting.
- On Wednesday night, Nikola Jokic recorded a fourth straight triple-double with more than 20 points, double-digit rebounds and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets routed the New Orleans Pelicans 122-88 in New Orleans.
- Already a three-time NBA MVP, Nikola Jokic joined Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook as the only players with four consecutive triple-doubles to start a season.
- Supporting scorers included Jamal Murray and Christian Braun, who each scored 17 points, as Jokic shot 10 of 15 and played 28 minutes before sitting out the fourth after a 24-0 third-quarter run.
- Denver improved to 3-1 and has won three straight since an opening loss at Golden State, while New Orleans fell to 0-4 and heads to Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
- Statistically, Jokic now sits third on the career triple-double list with 168, trailing Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson, reinforcing his elite all-time status and season expectations.
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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic pursues record triple-double vs. Blazers
Nikola Jokic attempts to become the first player in NBA history to open a season with five consecutive triple-doubles when the Denver Nuggets visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.Jokic matched the record of four shared by Oscar Robertson (1961-62 season) and Russell Westbrook (2020-21) when he had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on Wednesday as the Nuggets smashed the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 122-88.The three-time MVP didn…
Jokic posts 4th straight triple-double in 27 minutes as Nuggets wreck Pelicans
Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to extend his triple-double streak to four games to start the season, and the host Denver Nuggets produced a 29-2 run to start the third quarter en route to a 122-88 win over the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday (Thursday, October 30, Manila time). Jokic has 168 career triple-doubles in the regular season, third on the all-time list behind Russell Westbrook (203) and Oscar Robertson…
The Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122:88 in the NBA.
The Chicago Bulls won their fourth four victory this Wednesday in a surprising start of season, in an NBA day in which Serbian Nikola Jokic only needed three quarters to sign his fourth double of the season.wf_cms.rss.read_more
Nikola Jokic was unstoppable with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Nags' victory over the Pelicans.
In the NBA basketball league, the Denver Nuggets (3-1), represented by Jonas Valančiūnas, celebrated another confident victory, to which the Lithuanian contributed with his quality play.
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