The Denver Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6, 125-100. Nikola Jokic tallied the eleventh Playoff triple-double of his career with 32 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds while Jamal Murray added 26 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists for the Nuggets. Cameron Payne totaled 31 points and 6 rebounds for the Suns as Kevin Durant added 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. After closing out the series, 4-2, the Nuggets now advance to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers series (Lakers lead 3-2).
Nikola Jokic becomes the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double with a 30+ PTS average in an NBA Playoffs series, joining Russell Westbrook and LeBron James:
LeBron James – CLE, 2017 NBA Finals v GSW (5 games): 33.6 PTS, 12.0 REB, 10.0 AST per game
Russell Westbrook – OKC, 2017 WC First Round v HOU (5 games): 37.4 PTS, 11.6 REB, 10.8 AST per game
Nikola Jokic – DEN, 2023 WC Semifinals v PHX (6 games): 34.5 PTS, 13.2 REB, 10.3 AST per game
Nikola Jokic recorded the fourth 30-point Playoff triple-double (30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 10+ assists) of his career tonight, giving him the fourth-most such games in NBA history:
LeBron James – 15
Oscar Robertson – 8
Russell Westbrook – 6
Nikola Jokic – 4
James Harden / Stephen Curry – 3
Nikola Jokic recorded his 11th career Playoff triple-double, passing Larry Bird, Rajon Rondo, and Draymond Green on the Playoff triple-double list and becoming the 5th player to reach that mark:
Magic Johnson – 30
LeBron James – 28
Russell Westbrook – 12
Jason Kidd – 11
Nikola Jokic – 11
Larry Bird, Rajon Rondo, Draymond Green – 10
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May 12, 2023 at 6:07 pm
“The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.” -Napoleon Hill
Samuel Black Metal Rider
May 12, 2023 at 6:25 pm
The one & only UNICORN. This is him.
Tactical Penguin
May 12, 2023 at 6:39 pm
Bro was 0.2 assist per game from averaging a triple double this regular season. too damn good
ben 6072
May 12, 2023 at 6:40 pm
He makes it look so effortless it’s insane. One of the GOAT centers already.
CoryWittaMori
May 12, 2023 at 6:46 pm
It’s hilarious how dangerous he is without a dribble . His height and vision go so hand in hand
Lauren Lowe
May 12, 2023 at 6:50 pm
Get to see the Joker every game living in Denver he’s the real mvp
Dona Markovic
May 12, 2023 at 6:56 pm
Jokic kao da je u kuglani! 😂😂😂
UnitedWeStand UnitedWeProgress
May 12, 2023 at 7:05 pm
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PERSON WITH A KENDRICK PERKINS JERSEY ON 🤣 TRUTHFULLY THO FOH HE IS 🗑️🏀🗑️
UnitedWeStand UnitedWeProgress
May 12, 2023 at 7:06 pm
Have you ever seen a person with a Kendrick Perkins jersey on…..ILL WAIT
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May 12, 2023 at 7:16 pm
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Balthazare♋
May 12, 2023 at 7:19 pm
Demolition man!!!
aleks
May 12, 2023 at 8:02 pm
He would certainly not vote for Embiid if Jokic was black. I bet there were many other voters like him, who did the same thing, but in a less obvious way. Racist lowlifes! 🤢🤮 Is anyone doing anything about it???
aleks
May 12, 2023 at 8:02 pm
Mark Jackson’s apology? I call BS! Total rubish!!! Jokic and his ancestors are Serbs, a nation that has never been racist, never had anything to do with slave trade throughout history. If anything, the Serbs were the only people who had a law dating back to the middle ages, when slavery was rife everywhere, stating that whoever sets foot on Serbian land is a free man. Furthermore, the US government unleashed a monstruous attack on Serbian civilians in 1999, bombed the hell out of the country, killing thousands of innocent people including many children. The racist scum, the likes of Perkins and Mark Jackson, think it is justifiable to racially discriminate against Jokic of all people???
Philosophy For the Future
May 12, 2023 at 8:03 pm
BIG HONEY 🍯🍯🍯🍯
Sasha N.
May 12, 2023 at 8:07 pm
Tim Duncan and John Stockton in one; Nikola Jokic 🇷🇸
Joseph Dean Walker
May 12, 2023 at 8:36 pm
your add are way too long punks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marc Gaerlan
May 12, 2023 at 8:46 pm
As if the regular season, where the 76ers won more games without Embid than with him while Denver was .375% without Jokic were enough, the playoffs really show who the MVP should have gone to. Embid will never achieve the level of all-time great while Jokic is already there. The MVP voting was pathetically biased.
geo dude
May 12, 2023 at 8:47 pm
Let’s be real regular season mvp means nothing compared to Final MVP. Team Jovic. Let’s get it!!!
Scott Stewart
May 12, 2023 at 9:06 pm
He’s slow, but he’s fast.
Tino From Simpson
May 12, 2023 at 10:16 pm
Yall d riding now