Most NBA players are very good at one thing, but just a few of them have managed to excel at multiple things.
Notably, Nikola Jokic is most definitely one of those few, as he’s surged as one of the league’s ultimate stat-sheet fillers.
Jokic has taken his game up a notch in this epic postseason run, making history and joining the likes of Larry Bird and LeBron James as the only players with at least 450 points, 200 rebounds, and 150 assists in a single playoff run.
The only players in NBA history with
450+ PTS
200+ REB
150+ ASTin a single playoff run. pic.twitter.com/Y0wYraXLo1
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 2, 2023
The Serbian big man has been so spectacular that he already surpassed Wilt Chamberlain with the most triple-doubles (9) in a single postseason, and he’s averaging a 30-point triple-double in the playoffs.
The Nuggets found little trouble getting past the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns before taking care of business vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in just four games.
They’re undefeated at home (9-0) and are heavily favored to win the NBA Finals vs. the Miami Heat, and rightfully so.
This will go down as one of the most incredible playoff runs of all time, even if the Heat somehow manage to come back and beat them in the NBA Finals, which seems quite unlikely at this point.
Jokic has played himself into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and has proven that he should’ve won his third consecutive MVP this season, and the best part is that he has at least three games left to keep adding on to his tally.
The world better take notice, as he’s one of a kind.
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