On Sunday night, the Denver Nuggets played the Golden State Warriors (at home).
The Nuggets won by a score of 116-93.
Nikola Jokic went off for 25 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and one steal while shooting 10/20 from the field and 4/8 from three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.
Nikola Jokic Made NBA History Against Warriors
Jokic also made NBA history with his performance.
Real App: “Nikola Jokic now has the most games by a center in NBA history with 25+ PTS on 50/40/90%.”
Jokic had come into the night with incredible averages of 27.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 57.4% from the field and 38.5% from three-point range in 59 games.
The three-time MVP still remains one of the five best players in the league.
Kenzo Fukuda of ClutchPoints wrote: “We just watched Jokic in his bag carry a 19-5 Nuggets run to end the quarter. Ridiculously top tier hoops from that dude.
Porzingis and Green threw the kitchen sink at him and Jokic solved every puzzle.”
Jokic And The Nuggets
With their win over the Warriors, the Nuggets are now 48-28 in 76 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a six-game winning streak (and 8-2 over their last ten).
At home, the Nuggets have gone 24-13 in 37 games.
Following the Warriors, they will play their next game on Wednesday when they visit the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
Jokic is in his 11th NBA season (all with the Nuggets).
In 2023, he helped lead the franchise to the NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.