We were nobody, and today we are somebody: Nikola Jokic on record numbers in tandem with Jamal Murray (VIDEO)
Denver Nuggets basketball players defeated Dallas with a score of 142:135 in the NBA league, and the heroes of the Nuggets' triumph were Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
TL;DR
- Denver Nuggets defeated Dallas Mavericks 142-135.
- Nikola Jokic achieved a triple-double: 23 points, 21 rebounds, 19 assists.
- Jokic surpassed 6,000 career assists and had a season-high 19 assists.
- Jamal Murray scored 53 points, close to his personal record.
- Jokic and Murray are the first tandem with over 50 points, 20+ rebounds, and 15+ assists in a regular season game.
- Dallas lost their fifth consecutive game, with Cooper Flagg (26 points) and Nadji Marshall (22 points) leading their scoring.
- Denver secured their fourth straight win, placing them fourth in the Western Conference standings (46-28).