Nikola Jokic Makes NBA History in Game 3 vs. Heat

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With his second triple-double of the NBA Finals, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic became the 7th player in NBA history to record multiple triple-doubles in a single NBA Finals series. With his triple-double in Game 3, Jokic joined a list that includes only LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler.
No player in NBA history has ever recorded more than two triple-doubles in an NBA Finals series, which Jokic now sits just one triple-double away from doing. It has been a postseason run filled with record-breaking performances from Jokic, and this latest achievement was as impressive as any of them.
Along with this exclusive list, Jokic also became the first player in NBA history with at least 30 PTS, 20 REB, and 10 AST in an NBA Finals game. With the individually historic night for Jokic, he and his team picked up a much needed Game 3 victory to regain the home court advantage they lost in Game 2. Winning on the road is always hard, especially in the NBA Finals, but Denver did incredibly well to answer their Game 2 loss with a massive road win in Game 3.
The Nuggets are now two wins away from being crowned NBA champions for the first time in their history, which would likely also result in Jokic receiving his first Finals MVP award.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.