Nikola Jokic said he is “playing the best basketball of my life” after helping the Denver Nuggets to a 144-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA.
The three-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) hit his fourth successive triple-double – and his 13th of the season – as the Nuggets won a third game in a row.
Jokic scored 27 points and made 13 rebounds and 10 assists before sitting out the fourth quarter at Ball Arena in Denver.
He told TNT: “We’re not where we’re supposed to be, but we’re trying to find the rhythm. “
The Nuggets are fourth in the Western Conference and the 76ers 11th in the East.
LeBron James became only the second player aged 40 or older to record a triple-double as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 111-88.
The 40-year-old finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists at Crypto. com Arena in LA.
Karl Malone is the only other player over 40 to claim a triple-double, for the Lakers in 2003.
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