One other evening, one other triple-double document for Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. With 21 factors, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in a 130-110 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday, Jokic has now recorded a triple-double in opposition to each staff he is performed in opposition to. 

The one different gamers to tug off that feat are LeBron James and Russell Westbrook, who’ve truly accomplished so in opposition to each single staff, together with these they have been beforehand on. (Westbrook even did it twice.) Jokic, in fact, must go away Denver if he ever wished to hitch that unique membership, however that is not going to occur any time quickly. And if it ever does, it will not be to chase a statistic. 

Jokic nearly took care of enterprise within the first half, as he went into the break with 10 factors, 14 rebounds and 9 assists with out lacking a shot in opposition to the porous Wizards protection. Barely a minute into the second half, he finalized the triple-double and historical past with a go to Aaron Gordon for an and-one slam. It was not one of many best assists you may ever see from Jokic, as Gordon did the overwhelming majority of the work, but it surely was an help all the identical. 

Here is a have a look at what number of triple-doubles Jokic has in opposition to every opponent, per DNVR Nuggets. 

If registering a triple-double in opposition to each different membership wasn’t sufficient, Jokic additionally surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for probably the most triple-doubles with out lacking a shot. He now has 4 such video games after an ideal 10-of-10 capturing efficiency. 

This was additionally Jokic’s fifth recreation with not less than 20 factors, 15 rebounds and 15 assists, which ranks fourth all-time. Solely Oscar Robertson (15), Chamberlain (six) and Westbrook (six) have extra. 

For the season, Jokic is now averaging 26 factors, 12.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists per recreation, and has the Nuggets in a tie for third place within the Western Convention at 37-19. It is no shock, then, that he is the MVP favourite and appears to be on tempo to earn the glory for the third time in 4 seasons.