Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic may be playing in his first career postseason, but the big man is already making NBA history.
Jokic is just the third player in league history to tally at least 200 points, 100 rebounds and 75 assists over his team's first nine games in a single postseason. The other two players to accomplish this impressive feat are Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson.
Jokic has 215 points, 108 rebounds and 77 assists for the Nuggets through nine games in this year's playoffs:
Nikola Jokic is just the third player in NBA history to tally at least 200 points, 100 rebs and 75 assists over his team's first nine games in a single postseason.
The other two players in this club are:
Wilt Chamberlain (1966-67) and Oscar Robertson (1962-63)(h/t @bball_ref)
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) May 2, 2019
Overall, Jokic is averaging 23.9 points, 12.0 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game in the postseason. The Nuggets' best player is shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 87.5 percent from the free-throw line.
The Nuggets are tied with the Portland Trail Blazers at 1-1 in the second round of the playoffs. The Blazers stole home-court advantage from Denver by winning Game 2 on Wednesday. The Nuggets will now have to win either Game 3 or 4 to reclaim home-court advantage.
Whenever you can put your name next to Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson, you are doing something right. Jokic established himself as one of the best players in the NBA during the regular season. He's arguably the top passing big man in the game today. The Nuggets are very fortunate to have him on their roster for the foreseeable future.
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