Nikola Jokic's Three-Word Reaction to Historic Game After Lakers Loss

On Saturday night, Nikola Jokic had one of his worst games of the season in a loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In 35 minutes, he put up only 12 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers on 28.6% shooting from the field. It was a performance so bad that many questioned whether or not Jokic had finally been figured out.

On Monday night, Jokic had the perfect bounce-back game against the Indiana Pacers. In 35 minutes, he put up 18 points, 19 assists, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals on 64.3% shooting, becoming the only player in NBA history to do so.

Jokic vs Indiana:

18 PTS
9 REB
19 AST
4 STL

First player in NBA history with those numbers in a game. pic.twitter.com/guIg1nKztD
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 25, 2025

The Nuggets were so dominant against the Pacers, that they had all five starters score at least 15 points while shooting at least 50% from the field. It was only the sixth time the Nuggets did it in franchise history.

For the 6th time in Denver history, all 5 @nuggets starters scored 15+ points while all shooting 50%+ FG.

1/2/77 vs Spurs
12/9/92 at Celtics
2/2/23 vs Warriors
12/1/23 at Suns
11/8/24 vs Heat
2/24/25 at Pacers

Denver has been the team to do it 3 of the last 5 times in the NBA.
— Statzman (@RealStatzman) February 25, 2025

After the game, Jokic had a very simple statement on Denver's monster game against the Pacers after struggling against the Lakers

"We were agressive," Jokic said bluntly. "I would say that."

“I’m just trying to do my job as best as I can” -Nikola Jokić#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/CrCV2HSsD0
— AltitudeTV (@AltitudeTV) February 25, 2025

When it came to having 19 assists, Jokic made sure to credit his teammates for making shots and cutting at the appropriate times.

"It was that kind of night," Jokic said. "Every game is different and today people are making shots, people were cutting, and I was finding them. It was that kind of night."

The Denver Nuggets may have had their nine-game winning streak snapped by the Los Angeles Lakers, but they've still won 10 out of their last 11 games after defeating Indiana. Jokic will have two opportunities to get revenge on LA in March when the two teams finish off their regular season series.

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