Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray su se lepo zagrejali for their appearances in the NBA’s All-Star.

The Grizzlies, losers of 10 of 12, erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit, largely with Jokic on the bench, but never could take the late lead.

The Nuggets pulled away in the second quarter when they hit four consecutive 3-pointers to make it 44-33. But the Grizzlies scored the final seven points of the first half to pull to 60-54 at the break.

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Nikola becomes the third player with 4 or more seasons of 20+ triple-doubles, joining Oscar Robertson (5 seasons) and Russell Westbrook (4 seasons).

A Ginis kaže: The most consecutive triple-doubles for an NBA player is 11, achieved by Russell Westbrook (USA) for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 22 January to 14 February 2019. The previous record of nine consecutive triple-doubles, by Wilt Chamberlain (USA) of the Philadelphia 76ers on 8–20 March 1968, had stood for 51 years. Westbrook surpassed it during the Thunder’s 120–111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on 11 February 2019, when he racked up 21 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Over the course of his 11-game streak, he averaged 21.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 13.5 assists.

A gde je Nikola na toj listi najdužeg niza uzastopnih tripl-dablova: 7 Games – Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls, 1989), 7 Games – Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals, 1961), 5 Games – Elfrid Payton (New Orleans Pelicans, 2019), 5 Games – Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2016), 4 Games – Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets, to open the 2024-25 season prvi put) + ova repeticija, 4 Games – Oscar Robertson (1961-62), 4 Games – Russell Westbrook (2020-21), 4 Games – James Harden (Houston Rockets, 2017), 3 Games – LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers, 2024/2019).

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