DENVER — With Nikola Jokic’s performance during the Denver Nuggets Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, he tied Russell Westbrook in the league’s record book for most triple-doubles in NBA history when combining regular season and postseason totals.
It was the 221st triple-double of Jokic’s career; he tallied 27 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists. It’s just another entry in the remarkable history Jokic continues to author.
Here is the league’s combined triple-double leaderboard.
Rank
Player
Tot Trp-Dbl
Reg Trp-Dbl
Play Trp-Dbl
T-1.
Russell Westbrook
221
209
12
T-1.
Nikola Jokic
221
198
23
3.
Oscar Robertson*
189
181
8
4.
Magic Johnson*
168
138
30
5.
LeBron James
153
125
28
6.
Jason Kidd*
118
107
11
7.
Luka Doncic
100
90
10
8.
Wilt Chamberlain*
86
78
8
9.
James Harden
85
82
3
10.
Larry Bird*
69
59
10
Jokic still sits in second place in regular season history, trailing just Westbrook. Given the pace Joker has been on the past few years, a healthy season from Big Honey would likely move him past Westbrook on that leaderboard next year — even if the guard plays another season.”
Jokic’s stat-sheet dominance hasn’t been as common in this first-round series, but the breakthrough for the Nuggets on Monday means there will be a Game 6. And Jokic could add another feat to his record, coming back from down 3-1 three times. He did so twice in the bubble. Against the banged-up Wolves the Nuggets have strong odds to do it again.
If Jokic tops Westbrook’s mark and records 222 on Thursday, the Nuggets will be in a solid spot to send this series back to Denver for Game 7 on Saturday.
