Nikola Jokic Made Denver Nuggets History In Game 1

Nikola Jokic made Denver Nuggets history.

Jan 4, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) warms up before / John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports

On Saturday evening, the Denver Nuggets lost Game 1 of their second-round playoff series (at home) to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 106-99.

Despite the loss, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic finished with 32 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and three steals while shooting 11/25 from the field and 2/9 from the three-point range in 41 minutes of playing time.

He also made Nuggets history by moving ahead of Fat Lever (78) for second on the team's all-time playoff steals list.

Following Lever, the only player that remains ahead of Jokic is T.R. Dunn (83).

Via The Denver Nuggets: "Nikola is now second in all-time playoff steals for the franchise 🃏"

Nikola is now second in all-time playoff steals for the franchise 🃏 pic.twitter.com/z8NMr98Ico

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) May 5, 2024

Jokic is coming off another outstanding regular season where he averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 58.3% from the field and 35.9% from the three-point range in 79 games.

The Nuggets are the second seed in the Western Conference with a 57-25 record.

They defeated Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (in five games).

Apr 27, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives / Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports

Game 2 against the Timberwolves will be on Monday evening (also in Denver).

The teams will then head to the Target Center in Minnesota for Game 3 (Friday) and Game 4 (Sunday).

Last season, Jokic and the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves (in five games) before winning the 2023 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.

At home, they are an outstanding 36-9 in the 45 games they have hosted in Denver.