Ranked first in the league in assists and rebounds! Jokic averages 29+13+11 per game. Will he average a triple-double for two consecutive years?

In the Nuggets' 130-116 victory over the Clippers, Jokic came to earth and showed off his power. He played 34 minutes and made 18 of 23 shots, 5 of 6 three-pointers, and 14 of 16 free throws. He scored 55 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, leading the Nuggets to a 6-game winning streak.

It is worth mentioning that this is the third time in Jokic's career that he has scored at least 55 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game, tying Elgin Baylor and tied for second in history, second only to Chamberlain (10 times). In addition, this is also the first time in Jokic's career that he scored 50+ points to win. The previous 50+ points were all empty scores. Including last season's 60+ triple-double.

Not only in the game against the Clippers, in this 6-game winning streak, Jokic has been very impressive in every game. He only scored less than 30 points in one game, and scored 30+ triple-doubles in two other games. The other several games were also near-triple-doubles. Not only that, Jokic is also averaging 28.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game this season.

In the regular season last season, Jokic had already averaged a triple-double per game, averaging 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game. Unfortunately, the Nuggets' record was much worse than the Thunder's, so Jokic, who averaged a triple-double per game, also lost to Alexander in the MVP competition and failed to win the fourth MVP in five years.

Jokic has once again averaged a triple-double per game so far this season and is expected to maintain a triple-double per game for the second consecutive year, something only Westbrook has done before. In addition, Jokic currently ranks first in the league in rebounds and assists per game. No one in NBA history has done this in a single season, and Jokic is expected to make history again.

Jokic currently averages 13.1 rebounds per game, beating Bunyama who averages 13 per game. In addition, Jokic averaged 10.9 assists per game and was the only player in the league to average double figures in assists per game, beating Cunningham who averaged 9.9 assists per game. In fact, last season, Jokic ranked third in rebounds per game and second in assists. Unfortunately, he failed to rank first.

Since rebounds and assists are two mutually exclusive data, generally players with more rebounds are inside players, and their assists will not be too high, while players with more assists are defenders, and their rebounds will not be too high. Therefore, it is indeed very difficult to rank first in the league in rebounds and assists per game at the same time. But now, Jokic is very likely to do both, and for Jokic, a center player, ranking first in the league in rebounds may be more difficult than ranking first in assists.