CHICAGO \u2013 Nikola Jokic got another game ball from his Denver Nuggets teammates after yet another triple-double. This one, though, was a bit more special than the others.<\/p>\n
It made some NBA history.<\/p>\n
Jokic had 22 points, 17 assists and 14 rebounds to pass Oscar Robertson for No. 2 on the league’s career list with his 182nd regular-season triple-doubles, leading the Nuggets to a 136-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is a legendary player,\u201d Jokic said of Robertson, who was the first player to average a triple-double in a full season in 1961-62. \u201cAny player who steps into this league knows he\u2019s a global legend.\u201d<\/p>\n The three-time NBA MVP and eight-time All-Star is making his own mark on the game, too. The triple-double was Jokic’s 19th this season and second in as many games. He trails only Russell Westbrook, who has 207, on the career list. Westbrook (four), Jokic (two) and Robertson (one) are the only NBA players to average triple-doubles in a season.<\/p>\n Nuggets coach David Adelman, who had been with the organization since Jokic’s third season in 2017, said he still catches himself being amazed by the 6-foot-11 Serbian center.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen your center gets 17 assists in a game \u2014 that just doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d Adelman said. \u201cUnless it\u2019s him.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely unbelievable what he\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n Teammate Jamal Murray said he expects even more from Jokic, who\u2019ll turn 31 on Feb. 19.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got a lot of that left,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a Usain Bolt record when he sets it. He\u2019s going to have that for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n