It wasn't all bad for Nikola Jokic on Monday night. While the Denver Nuggets ended up losing in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers, The Joker still had himself quite a historic performance.
Jokic was even questionable to play on Monday due to a sprained right wrist, but he still managed to put up huge numbers for the Nuggets. The Serbian big man tallied 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, which also made him just the third player in NBA history to tally 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists through three quarters in a playoff game.
With his historic numbers, Jokic joined the likes of Steve Nash (2005) and LeBron James (three times).
It's not a bad group of guys to be clumped with if you are the Nuggets star.
Nikola Jokic is the 3rd player with at least 25 Pts, 10 Reb and 8 Ast through 3 quarters of a playoff game since play-by-play tracking began in 1996-97. The others to reach those marks are Steve Nash (May 18, 2005) and LeBron James (3 instances). pic.twitter.com/KwnoWLlChD
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 8, 2020
Now, it's safe to say that Nikola Jokic's right wrist is okay.
The 7-foot center had his full arsenal on display on Monday. He went to work early and needed only three quarters to come up with those historic numbers. Jokic even knocked down three of his eight long-distance attempts to add to his already-impressive evening.
Unfortunately, Jokic's incredible stat line comes at a loss, as the Clippers duo of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard proved to be too much for the Nuggets down the stretch. It also didn't help Denver's cause that Jamal Murray had an off-night and ended up with just 14 points.
Jokic was the only shining star in the game for Denver as they tried to sneak up on the Clippers and take a a 2-1 advantage. Nevertheless, Game 3 ended up quite the opposite for the Nuggets after a huge fourth quarter run ultimately gave the Clippers the W.
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