MINUTI	40
POENI	30
SKOKOVI	21
ASISTENCIJE	10
ŠUT	14-24 | 58.3%
TROJKA	0-2 | 0%
SLOBODNA BACANJA	2-4 | 50%
BLOKADE	0
OSVOJENE LOPTE	2
IZGUBLJENE LOPTE	1

The Denver Nuggets had seven healthy players to face the Utah Jazz and believed they had nothing to lose.

Thanks to a noteworthy performance by Nikola Jokic, the tired Nuggets overcame significant obstacles and recorded an improbable 98-95 victory over the Utah Jazz.

„We were believing and we didn’t want to let this game go. We have excuses. We have seven guys . but we wanted to give ourselves a chance and give 100 percent of ourselves,“ said Jokic, who finished with 31 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists.

Jokic made 13 of this 14 field goal attempts with Rudy Gobert as his primary defender.

„Joker was amazing. He was playing cat-and-mouse with Gobert all game,“ Jamal Murray said.

Jokic posted his 11th triple-double of the season and fortunately for Denver, Murray was able to play two games in two nights, returning from an 11-game absence due to a sprained ankle.

„It hurts now, but it’s easier when you’re making shots,“ Murray said.

„Before the break, this is the perfect time to steal some victories and this is the one we really wanted to steal,“ Jokic said.

the Nuggets have a long injury list: Will Barton (knee), Michael Porter Jr. (ankle), Jerami Grant (ankle), Paul Millsap (knee), Mason Plumlee (cuboid) and Bol Bol (foot). . Rookie Vlatko Cancar, who had never played more than three minutes in game, played 16 minutes and scored four points. . Gary Harris’ 0-for-13 performance set a franchise record previously held by Ty Lawson and Paul Silas for the worst shooting nights without a field goal.

IZVOR: ESPN

30/21/10 – Deseti u sezoni,

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jokic is the 10th player with a 30-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in NBA history and just the second in 35 years (joining DeMarcus Cousins) to achieve the statistical feat in a win.

ESPN