Nikola Jokić with first ever 30-20-20 game in NBA history

[Old Sweater]

31-21-22 to be exact
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	Basi
Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
Nikola Jokic	44:55	13	22	.591	3	7	.429	2	3	.667	4	17	21	22	3	0	4	3	31	41.5	+8
Team Totals	265	57	97	.588	21	40	.525	14	18	.778	8	30	38	45	8	3	9	22	149

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[BigFin]

I don’t follow the NBA anymore but caught highlights of him over the past few seasons. He looks like he’s playing in slow motion. I think he’s great but I wonder how he’d do in the 90’s having to face off vs great centers frequently.

 

[trojanfan12]

I don’t follow the NBA anymore but caught highlights of him over the past few seasons. He looks like he’s playing in slow motion. I think he’s great but I wonder how he’d do in the 90’s having to face off vs great centers frequently.

Hard to say...the game was played differently in the 90's.

He'd likely be more physical, so I'd say that he'd be a less annoying Bill Laimbeer.

 

[socaljim242]

Hard to say...the game was played differently in the 90's.

He'd likely be more physical, so I'd say that he'd be a less annoying Bill Laimbeer.

And more productive, I'd think.

 

[Old Sweater]

Jokić with a 41.5 GameScore topping the Top-10
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Rk	Player	Tm		Opp		MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/-	GmSc
1	Nikola Jokic	DEN		PHO	W	44:55	13	22	.591	3	7	.429	2	3	.667	4	17	21	22	3	0	4	3	31	+8	41.5
2	Miles Bridges	CHO		CLE	L	38:57	15	32	.469	4	10	.400	12	13	.923	1	7	8	2	2	0	1	4	46	+5	32.8
3	Immanuel Quickley	TOR		UTA	W	29:01	10	20	.500	6	13	.462	8	8	1.000	2	3	5	5	3	0	1	0	34	+21	31.8
4	Brandon Williams	DAL		MEM	L	33:57	10	15	.667	4	8	.500	7	8	.875	1	4	5	6	1	0	2	1	31	+5	28.8
5	Devin Booker	PHO		DEN	L	43:51	10	19	.526	5	10	.500	9	9	1.000	1	5	6	7	2	0	4	3	34	-13	28.6
6	Zach LaVine	SAC		SAS	W	38:38	14	22	.636	7	11	.636	1	1	1.000	0	4	4	3	0	0	1	2	36	+23	27.7
7	Desmond Bane	MEM		DAL	W	37:42	11	24	.458	2	6	.333	3	3	1.000	0	16	16	6	3	2	1	4	27	+13	25.4
8	Walker Kessler	UTA		TOR	L	33:12	8	11	.727	0	0		2	7	.286	13	12	25	0	0	8	4	2	18	-18	25.0
9	Kevin Durant	PHO		DEN	L	45:50	10	16	.625	3	7	.429	6	7	.857	0	9	9	5	0	0	3	1	29	-5	24.2
10	Naji Marshall	DAL		MEM	L	39:51	10	23	.435	1	6	.167	8	9	.889	6	11	17	2	2	0	2	3	29	-16	24.2

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[tlance]

Jokic keeps this up for a couple more years and we will have to start talking about him among the all time great big men.

Certain levels he simply can’t reach without more championship hardware.

But his resume is top 20 all time if he retired today, IMO. And I think he could potentially push into the top 10.

 

[shopson67]

Hard to say...the game was played differently in the 90's.

He'd likely be more physical, so I'd say that he'd be a less annoying Bill Laimbeer.

I'm thinking more like Arvidas Sabonis in his prime.

 

[PolarVortex]

31-21-22 to be exact
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Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
Nikola Jokic	44:55	13	22	.591	3	7	.429	2	3	.667	4	17	21	22	3	0	4	3	31	41.5	+8
Team Totals	265	57	97	.588	21	40	.525	14	18	.778	8	30	38	45	8	3	9	22	149

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"Until he posts a quadruple-double, you can hold my beer." ~ Hakeem Olaquwon

 

[PolarVortex]

1974. Nate Thurmond. 24 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 10 blocks. First quadruple-double in NBA history.

 

[tlance]

"Until he posts a quadruple-double, you can hold my beer." ~ Hakeem Olaquwon

Why is this necessary?

Jokic isn’t getting a quad double ever. But Hakeem wasn’t ever going to get 30-20-20

Both are truly amazing feats, but Jokic’s has only been done once. Quad double has happened a couple times.

 

[PolarVortex]

Why is this necessary?

Because i say so.

Jokic isn’t getting a quad double ever. But Hakeem wasn’t ever going to get 30-20-20

Both are truly amazing feats, but Jokic’s has only been done once. Quad double has happened a couple times.

 

[Old Sweater]

Jokić’s 30-20-20 has a higher GameScore than two of the quads I found using StatHead. David Robinson’s 41.6 is a tick better than Jokić’s 41.5

Rk	Player	PTS	TRB	AST	GmSc	BLK	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	BPM	+/-	Pos.
1	David Robinson	34	10	10	41.6	10	1994-02-17	28-195	SAS		DET	W 115-96	*	43	12	20	.600	12	20	.600	0	0		10	17	.588	.619	5	5	10	10	2	10	1	1	34	41.6	22.0		C
2	Hakeem Olajuwon	18	16	10	26.1	11	1990-03-29	27-067	HOU		MIL	W 120-94	*	40	6	14	.429	6	14	.429	0	0		6	8	.750	.514	6	10	16	10	1	11	5	4	18	26.1	10.6		C

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Rk	Player	PTS	TRB	AST	GmSc	STL	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	BPM	+/-	Pos.
1	Alvin Robertson	20	11	10	26.4	10	1986-02-18	23-211	SAS		PHO	W 120-114	*	36	8	17	.471	8	17	.471	0	0		4	6	.667	.509	4	7	11	10	10	0	4	5	20	26.4	15.1		G

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Rk	Player	PTS	TRB	AST	GmSc	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	BPM	+/-	Pos.
1	Nikola Jokic	31	21	22	41.5	2025-03-07	30-016	DEN		PHO	W 149-141 (OT)	*	45	13	22	.591	10	15	.667	3	7	.429	2	3	.667	.665	4	17	21	22	3	0	4	3	31	41.5	17.3	8	C-F

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[Wazmankg]

Jokic keeps this up for a couple more years and we will have to start talking about him among the all time great big men.

Certain levels he simply can’t reach without more championship hardware.

But his resume is top 20 all time if he retired today, IMO. And I think he could potentially push into the top 10.

He's already among them. The question is where and where will he wind up.