Nikola Jokić already has become an all-time NBA great, as the Denver Nuggets center boasts two MVP awards and an NBA championship on his résumé. On Thursday night, he joined elite company in a statistical sense as the Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jokić totaled yet another triple-double in the win, his 11th of the season, scoring 26 points with 14 rebounds and 10 assists. He did so without missing a shot, going 11-for-11 from the field to mark the third time in his career he recorded a perfect triple-double.
With the performance, Jokić tied Wilt Chamberlain for the most perfect triple-doubles in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The only other player to record multiple perfect triple-doubles is Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who has two in his career.
