NBA: Jokic makes history with fifth consecutive top-two finish in MVP voting

By finishing second in this year’s MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic — the Denver Nuggets star — became just the third player in NBA history with a top-two finish in five or more consecutive seasons. He won the award in 2021, 2023 and 2024, plus was second in 2022 and … Read more

Jokic wraps up triple-double average for season, 3rd NBA player to achieve that feat

Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star the third player in NBA history to pull off such a feat. It became statistically certain on Friday night when Jokic got his fourth assist of Denver’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. That assist was his 700th of the season — so, … Read more

NBA roundup: Denver Nuggets’ Jokic goes for 31-22-21 in overtime win over Phoenix Suns

Nikola Jokic produced 31 points, a career-high 22 assists and 21 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets rallied after losing a 21-point lead to beat the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime on Friday. Jokic logged the first 30-20-20 stat line in NBA history. He notched his 29th triple-double of the season and 159th of his … Read more