All-Star center Nikola Jokic is establishing himself as one of the best players to ever suit up for the Denver Nuggets.
The Serbian big man led Denver to a 117-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their first round playoff series. The win allowed the Mile High City ballclub to tie the season series at 2-2 and regain homecourt advantage.
Jokic had 29 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in the contest. Amazingly, according to Stat Muse, The Joker is only the second player in franchise history to achieve a 25-10-8 stat line in a playoff game, with Fat Lever the only other Nugget to do so.
Nikola Jokic set an #NBAPlayoffs career-high with 29 points in a Game 4 win, adding 12 boards and 8 dimes to become the first @nuggets player with at least 25p/10r/8a in a postseason game since Fat Lever in 1990. #MileHighBasketball
📊 https://t.co/6ttsdj7eJr pic.twitter.com/Y2uE0f6DMQ
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 21, 2019
Fat Lever recorded the statistical achievement three times for the Nuggets. Interestingly, the last time Lever tallied 25-plus points with at least 10 boards and eight dimes was also against the Spurs back in the 1990 postseason.
Nikola Jokic has been pivotal for the Nuggets in the playoffs, and Michael Malone will continue to lean on their lone All-Star to continue playing like he did in Game 4.
The 24-year-old Jokic is averaging a near triple-double of 20.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.3 assists through four games in the postseason. He hasn't also shot below 44 percent in the 2019 playoffs, averaging a 48.3 percent shooting clip.
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