Nikola Jokic Equals Wilt Chamberlain’s Record for Most Triple Doubles by a Center with 78

Nikola Jokic knocks the door of one of the most dominant players in the NBA, ties a record with his latest triple-double 

The reigning 2x MVP of the league, Nikola Jokic has started Denver Nuggets’ 2022-23 campaign clearly with a target to compete for another most valuable player award.

The 6’11 big man is one of the most skilled players in the game, not just among the bigs, not just of the current era, but of all time. For as long as NBA has been the best basketball league in the world, it has never seen a Center passing the ball as he does.

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That combined with his finesse with the scoring and the ability to gather boards like a typical big makes him a consistent triple-double threat day in and day out.

And believe it or not, the 27-year-old is on the verge of becoming the NBA’s highest triple-double record holder among the centers.

Nikola Jokic ties Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most triple-doubles by a center

A couple of years back, nobody would imagine that the Nuggets’ MVP, who is one of the most elegant players in the league, will break NBA’s most dominant player’s record for triple-doubles scored by a center.

But the Serbian international hasn’t come all this way to do things that would not surprise people.

With his 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 13 assists performance on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he has surpassed Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time list of probably the most dominant stat in the game.

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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 23, 2022

This man is not just making and breaking records whenever he takes the court by his skills and generational talent, he gets better each day to do it with consistency and be the league’s official best player.

The Joker could become The King this year with a stronger Nuggets team

With Michael Porter Junior and Jamal Murray back in the lineup, The Joker will not be looking to stop at being the best on the court, he would want the ultimate reward to show that he is really the MVP – the Larry O’Brien.

For that to realize Nuggets management has made sure they get better on the defensive end as well. They got Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from the Wizards for the same even if it meant losing Monte Morris and Will Barton.

Both their offensive and defensive reinforcements would mean they’d be the biggest threat to the defending champions. Already having won their first encounter against the Dubs, handing them their first defeat, they have made their intentions pretty clear.

Also read: Nikola Jokic is Chasing Wilt Chamberlain, notches 77th Triple Double Against Steph Curry and the Warriors

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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