Reigning Most Valuable Player and current MVP front-runner Nikola Jokic completed the first-ever 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound and 500-assist season in NBA history Thursday night. The 6-foot-11 center from Serbia – donning a rare headband after taking an elbow to his forehead that drew blood in the opening minute of the game – helped the Denver Nuggets secure a playoff spot and avoid the play-in tournament with a 122-109 win over the Western Conference’s No. 2-seeded Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.
Jokic finished with 35 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, five steals, and a block, becoming the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to record at least 35 points and 12
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