Jokic and Westbrook's historic triple-doubles Power Nuggets
Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook from the Denver Nuggets once again impressed by achieving a "triple-double" in the game against the Brooklyn Nets. Their team triumphed over the Brooklyn Nets with a score of 124-105.
Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook, players for the Denver Nuggets, demonstrated their skills once more. For the second time this season, this duo managed to achieve a "triple-double" in a game against the Brooklyn Nets, which concluded with a score of 124-105.
Jokic scored 35 points, provided 15 assists, and secured 12 rebounds, marking his 145th career "triple-double" and 15th this season, making him the leader in this category. Westbrook, in contrast, scored 25 points, delivered 10 assists, and obtained 11 rebounds, bringing his all-time record to 202 "triple-doubles."
This is the first occurrence in the NBA where a club duo records a "triple-double" in more than one game within a season.
Dominance of the Nuggets in the Western Conference
With this win, the Nuggets secured their second consecutive victory and hold fourth place in the Western Conference with a record of 22-15. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets, with Keon Johnson as the top scorer with 22 points, faced their fourth consecutive defeat and are in 12th place in the East with a record of 13-25.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, leaders of the Western Conference, also returned to winning ways after ending their club’s best-ever series of 15 victories. On Friday, they defeated the New York Knicks 126-101, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 39 points, supported by Isaiah Joe with 31 points. The Knicks, having enjoyed a nine-game winning streak, suffered their fourth defeat in the last five games and are third in the East with a record of 25-14.
On Friday, it was announced that two NBA games scheduled for Saturday would be postponed due to fires in the Los Angeles area. This affects the matchups between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets. New dates for these games have not yet been set. Sadly, in the fires, Lakers coach JJ Redick lost his home.
