The undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder had limited opponents to a league-best 95.9 points per game entering Wednesday’s clash against the Denver Nuggets. But none of their first seven opponents had a player like Nikola Jokic, who picks apart defenses for breakfast with his needle-threading passes.
Jokic threw 16 dimes, many of which bamboozled OKC’s defenders, as the Nuggets ended Thunder’s undefeated streak with a 124-122 victory. The Serb added 23 points, 20 rebounds, two blocks and two steals, joining teammate Russell Westbrook as only the second player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968 to record a 20/20/15 game.
Westbrook had a terrific game in his own right, adding 29 points, six rebounds and six assists as a starter in place of Jamal Murray (concussion protocol).
