{"id":569736,"date":"2026-03-28T10:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/569736\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:09:25","slug":"nikola-jokic-joins-russell-westbrook-in-historic-nba-triple-double-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/569736\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Jokic joins Russell Westbrook in historic NBA triple-double streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Serbian superstar joined his former teammate as the only players to tally 25+ points, 15+ rebounds and 15+ assists in a four-game span.<\/p>\n<p>Nikola Jokic is beyond off the charts, again.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tDenver Nuggets \/ Schedule<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian superstar put up another mind-boggling performance to spearhead the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, beating the Utah Jazz with a 135-129 home victory.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic had a 39-minute masterclass in front of the Nuggets fans, dropping 33 points in a highly efficient 81 percent shooting (13-of-16 from the field) with 15 rebounds and 12 assists.<\/p>\n<p>This marked the fourth consecutive game of Jokic recording 25+ points, 15+ rebounds and 15+ assists, allowing him to join former teammate Russell Westbrook for a major triple-double milestone.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2037741704757809612\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are no other two players who are fitting to reach this exclusive club. Both Jokic and Westbrook are intertwined as two of the greatest all-around players of all time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By recording his 195th career triple-double, Jokic is now 15 more away from surpassing Westbrook in the NBA&#8217;s all-time leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As such, he is poised to top the list, as Jokic is about to average a triple-double for the second consecutive season, tallying a staggering 27.9 points, 12.8 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_5\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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