Jokic's triple-double in 130-110 win over Wizards gives him at least one against every opponent
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic became the third player in NBA history to record at least one triple-double against every opponent in the league, going 10-for-10 from the floor and finishing with 21 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the Denver Nuggets' 130-110 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Michael Porter had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the defending champion Nuggets, who returned from the All-Star break and snapped a three-game skid.
Jokic's triple-double was his 16th this season, second in the league to Domantas Sabonis' 19. He nearly got there in the first half, with 10 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are the other players with a triple-double against every opponent.
Jamal Murray, who missed Denver’s previous game with tibia inflammation, had 18 points, eight assists and three steals.
Kyle Kuzma had 31 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who matched their worst skid of the season with their ninth straight loss. Deni Avdija, who averaged 28.3 points and shot 61.5% in Washington’s previous four games, was held to five points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Washington shot 38.8% from the field and fell to 1-34 against opponents with winning records. Jordan Poole, moved out of the starting lineup by interim coach Brian Keefe, scored 18 points on 4-of-17 shooting.
Aaron Gordon scored 17 points for Denver while Christian Braun and Peyton Watson were productive off the bench. Braun had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Watson finished with 11 points and four blocks.
Denver toyed with Washington defensively, regularly beating the Wizards with backdoor cuts that led to high-percentage and often uncontested scoring opportunities at the rim. Despite making just four of their 18 3-pointers in the first half, the Nuggets went 28 of 37 (75.7%) from inside the arc to help build a 72-49 halftime lead.
Denver finished with a season-high 88 points in the paint.
The Nuggets led by 16 in the first quarter and extended that advantage to 26 when Gordon made two free throws with 2:04 remaining in the second.
The only other time the Nuggets lost three straight games this season, they responded by winning nine of their next 10.
UP NEXT
Wizards: At Oklahoma City on Friday night.
Nuggets: At Portland on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Marvin Bagley III vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:21 |  | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot (Marvin Bagley III assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:12 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:34 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:18 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | Deni Avdija turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 8:42 | | Jamal Murray misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 6-9 |
| 8:29 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 6-11 |
| 7:56 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 6-13 |
| 7:42 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 9-13 |
| 7:11 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 9-15 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 11-15 |
| 7:06 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:06 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 11-17 |
| 6:36 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Jordan Poole misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 11-19 |
| 5:56 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11-21 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 13-21 |
| 5:16 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 13-24 |
| 5:06 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Bilal Coulibaly blocks Aaron Gordon's two point running layup | ||
| 5:01 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:49 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point running jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 16-24 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-26 |
| 4:17 | | Jordan Poole misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Michael Malone technical foul | ||
| 4:04 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 17-26 |
| 3:45 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk | 17-28 |
| 3:30 | | Richaun Holmes misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:26 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Johnny Davis makes two point running dunk (Corey Kispert assists) | 19-28 |
| 2:59 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Richaun Holmes personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19-30 |
| 2:33 | | Jordan Poole misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:16 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 19-32 |
| 1:49 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 19-34 |
| 1:24 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Johnny Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | Johnny Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:24 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Johnny Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:21 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Davis steals) | ||
| 1:04 | | Jamal Murray blocks Jordan Poole's two point running layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point stepback jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 22-34 |
| 0:51 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving reverse layup | 22-36 |
| 0:37 | | Zeke Nnaji blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 22-38 |
| 0:13 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point pullup jump shot | 24-38 |
| 0:13 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-38 |
| 0:03 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 11:47 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-38 |
| 11:47 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 27-38 |
| 11:47 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-38 |
| 11:28 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 28-40 |
| 11:10 | | Peyton Watson blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving dunk | ||
| 11:07 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 28-42 |
| 11:07 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:59 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Johnny Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Corey Kispert misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 28-45 |
| 10:03 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:47 | | Jordan Poole personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point putback layup | 30-45 |
| 8:58 | | Christian Braun misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-46 |
| 8:58 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-47 |
| 8:47 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot | 33-47 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 33-49 |
| 8:26 | | Zeke Nnaji blocks Bilal Coulibaly's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot | 36-49 |
| 7:59 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting layup (Landry Shamet assists) | 38-49 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 38-51 |
| 7:21 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 38-53 |
| 6:51 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:44 | | Corey Kispert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 38-55 |
| 6:42 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | Marvin Bagley III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Deni Avdija misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | |