Legendary Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic continues to make history in his recent performance in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.
The Nuggets did eviscerate Miami on their home court after a full 19 years and it was so bad that fans left the court before the buzzer sounded:
Heat fans are filing out of the Kaseya Center with 8:28 remaining and Miami down 93-72.
(via @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/g40Ses7MvI
– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 8, 2023
It was a team victory, with Jamal Murray’s triple-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Nuggets’ unlikely hero was rookie Christian Braun, who scored 15 points on 7-8 shooting off the bench, but the ball of the game undoubtedly goes to Nikola Jokic. After Jokic’s historic start to the game, he finished with a monster NBA Finals statistic: 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. In fact, his 30-20-10 mark is the first ever in NBA Finals history, according to Justin Kubatko, creator of Basketball Reference.
Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray are the first pair of teammates EVER to both have 30+ points and 10+ assists in an #NBAFinals game!@Nuggets | #NBA pic.twitter.com/rGdYhfM99k
– Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) June 8, 2023
Fun fact: Nikola Jokic is also the player with the most triple-doubles of 30 points and 20 rebounds in NBA playoff history with three other phenoms.
Most 30-point, 20-rebound triple-doubles in NBA playoff history:
🔥 Nikola Jokic (3)
🔥 Wilt Chamberlain (1)
🔥 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1)ELITE COMPANY! pic.twitter.com/05XPWVAjXD
– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 8, 2023
The Miami Heat will leave Game 3 with many more questions than answers as they head into Game 4 down 2-1 against the Denver Nuggets.
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