Nikola Jokić had a career game as the Denver Nuggets bounced back against the Indiana Pacers. Just days after a 23-point blowout to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets big man showcased why he is still the best current player in the world. Jokić led the Nuggets to a 125-116 road victory against the Indiana Pacers. The Denver Nuggets center had a relatively quiet first half from a scoring perspective, but still made a positive impact with his passing. He finished the night recording a new career-best 19 assists as he also logged an impressive double-double.
Nikola Jokić also scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds giving himself. As if that were not impressive enough, he also shot an efficient 64.3 percent from the floor. He also had a box plus/minus rating of +17. The MVP candidate helped weather multiple Indiana runs all night as the Pacers continued to pester the Nuggets’ perimeter players and scrape and claw back from double-digit deficits. Eventually, Jokić and company were simply too much for the tired Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were also on the second night of a back-to-back. However, there other players who were instrumental in Denver’s bounce-back performance.
