Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic records NBA first in overtime win over Suns: ‘A class all by himself’

Denver Nuggets prima Nikola Jokic became the archetypal subordinate successful NBA past to grounds a 30-20-20 triple-double successful Friday night’s thrilling overtime triumph implicit the Phoenix Suns. 

And his absorption to the historical feat was precisely what Jokic fans would expect to perceive from the Serbian basketball player.

Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) pulls successful a rebound arsenic Phoenix Suns halfway Nick Richards defends successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Friday, March 7, 2025, successful Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"It’s not expected spell that way," Jokic said. "I was talking to (Aaron Gordon), and helium said to me, ‘That was a quiescent 30 points.’ I didn’t bash thing special, conscionable seemed similar everyone was successful flow."

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Jokic told SportsCenter separately aft the crippled that he’ll beryllium capable to genuinely admit the accomplishment erstwhile "on my couch" aft his vocation is over. 

"I can’t picture him, truthful don’t inquire maine to," Denver manager Michael Malone told reporters aft the game. "The feline is conscionable an unthinkable player, and erstwhile you are 1 of 1 successful this league, with the tremendous past of this league, that says a lot. There’s a batch of bully players successful this league, but Nikola, successful my opinion, is conscionable successful a people each by himself."

Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic, left, drives to the handbasket arsenic Phoenix Suns halfway Mason Plumlee defends successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Friday, March 7, 2025, successful Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Jokic finished the nighttime with 31 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists successful the Nuggets' 149-141 overtime triumph over the Suns.

He besides tied the franchise grounds with his 29th triple-double of the season, and presently ranks successful the apical 3 successful the league with an mean of 28.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game. 

Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic, front, drives past Phoenix Suns halfway Mason Plumlee successful the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Friday, March 7, 2025, successful Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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"He’s conscionable 1 of a kind," Christian Braun added. "You’ll ne'er spot thing similar this ever again – ever. You’ll ne'er spot a subordinate that does the things helium does nighttime successful and nighttime out."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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