Nikola Jokic put up another triple-double on Saturday night in the Nuggets' win over the Sacramento Kings, and with it, moved one step closer to passing Wilt Chamberlain on an all-time list.
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Jokic finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in the 115-110 win. It was the Serb's 16th triple-double this season and 73rd of his career overall.
He recorded the triple-double despite a rather poor shooting performance scoring only 18 points on 37.5 percent shooting.
Jokic is now five triple-doubles from tying Wilt Chamberlain for most triple-doubles all-time by a center.
Most triple-doubles by a center in NBA history:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 27, 2022
78 — Wilt Chamberlain
73 — Nikola Jokic
The Joker is only 5 away. pic.twitter.com/Z9HJpccMTO
For comparison, Chamberlain played 1,045 games to reach 78 triple-doubles, while Jokic has played 507.
It was just a few weeks ago that Jokic joined Chamberlain on another triple-double list - his 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on 12-of-15 shooting against Brooklyn ensured that Jokic joined the Hall of Famer Chamberlain as the only players with multiple 25-point triple-doubles on 80% shooting in NBA history.
Nikola Jokic is now 5 triple-doubles away from tying Wilt Chamberlain for the highest career total by a center! 🃏 #NBA75 pic.twitter.com/DzAWPz9qVX
— NBA Philippines (@NBA_Philippines) February 27, 2022
Amazingly, Jokic has had a 25-point triple-double in less than 30 minutes eight times this season and he leads the entire NBA in total double-doubles and total triple-doubles.
The Nuggets have won five in a row and moved to 10 games above .500 for the first time this season.
