Nikola Jokic signed another extraordinary performance during the overtime victory of his Denver Nuggets against the Minnesota Timberwolves (142-138) Thursday in the NBA, the North American basketball league. The three-time Serbian MVP not only achieved a triple double with 56 points scored, 15 assists and 16 rebounds, but he also set the record for the number of points scored in a single overtime period by scoring 18 units during the five extra minutes.
Jokic was dominant and skillful: he made 15 of his 21 shots (4/6 from three points), https://www.rtl.be/sport/tous-les-sports/basket/bruxelles-reve-de-la-nba… only missed one of his 23 free throws. The Serb did not deviate from his line in overtime (3/3 shooting, 2/2 three-pointers, 10/11 free throws) and allowed the Nuggets to win after being led 115-124 at the start of the extra period. The ‘Joker’ erased from the shelves a record of Stephen Curry, who scored 17 points in overtime of a playoff match against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2016. Denver thus remains in contact with the leaders of the Western Conference, 3rd with 22 wins for 8 losses, while Minnesota falls to 5th place (20v-11d).
Jokic takes the record of Westbrook
The ranking is still dominated by OKC (26v-5d), despite two consecutive defeats against the San Antonio Spurs, who are in 2nd place with 23 wins and 7 losses. By recording his 179th career triple double, Nikola Jokic moves closer to Oscar Robertson (181) and 2nd place in the all-time rankings, dominated by Russell Westbrook (207). This is the second time this year that the Serbian has recorded a triple double at 50 points or more. He had scored 61 points, with 10 assists and 10 rebounds, already against the Wolves on April 1.
