Jokic Is Averaging a Triple-Double and the Nuggets Can't Stop Winning

Nikola Jokic is doing something no player in NBA history has ever done — he's on pace to lead the league in both rebounds (12.9 per game) and assists (10.9 per game) while averaging 27.9 points. That's not just an MVP season. That's a season that breaks the way we think about basketball.

The Nuggets have won 9 straight and climbed to the 3-seed at 51-28, passing the Lakers in the process. During the streak, Jokic put up a 35-14-13-5 line against Portland that made him just the fourth player since 1973-74 with multiple games of 35+ points, 10+ boards, 10+ assists, and 5+ steals. He's doing things that don't even have historical comparisons.

Tonight Denver hosts Memphis going for 10 in a row — which would be the first 10-game win streak of Jokic's career. The MVP race between him, SGA, and Wemby is impossibly tight, but Jokic is making his case louder than anyone right now. If the Nuggets keep winning, voter fatigue might not be enough to stop him.