Doncic and Jokic record triple-doubles in wins

2024-02-29T10:02:35+00:00 2024-02-29T14:49:47+00:00.

Nikola Miloradovic

29/Feb/24 10:02

Eurohoops.net

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic led the way for the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Luka Doncic achieved a somewhat historic triple-double in the Dallas Mavericks‘ road win over the Toronto Raptors. The Slovenian star scored 30 points with 16 assists and 11 rebounds in a 125-136 victory in Canada, becoming the first player ever to record a 30-point triple-double on his 25th birthday.

Doncic also passed LeBron James for 3rd all-time in 30-point triple-doubles, despite the Raptors putting up a good fight. Austrian big man Jakob Poeltl scored 16 points with seven boards and six assists.

Just a normal game, triple-double. He was really good. I guess 25 means he’s still going to be really good as he gets older here,” said Luka, with Dallas’ head coach Jason Kidd echoing the sentiment.

Nikola Jokic also didn’t miss a chance to record a triple-double and even did it in three quarters. The Serbian center led the Denver Nuggets to a 117-96 win over the Sacramento Kings with 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists.

It was the fourth consecutive triple-double for Joker and No. 19 overall this season, closing the gap to the leader Domantas Sabonis, who failed to record his 22nd. The Lithuanian center was three assists short, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

As for other European players, Nikola Vucevic grabbed a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds in a 132-123 OT win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, with Onuralp Bitim having a good role with 10 points and six boards for the winning side.

Rudy Gobert was flirting with a double-double in the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ 110-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, with eight points and rebounds, while Santi Aldama scored 11 points for the losing team.

In a clash between the LA Clippers and the LA Lakers, 2023 FIBA World Cup winner Daniel Thies had nine points and five rebounds. However, the story of the game was a big turnaround 112-116 win for the Lakers, with LeBron James turning back the clock.

The King had 19 points just in the final 12 minutes, while the entire Clippers team scored 16. He finished the game with 34 points, six rebounds, and eight assists, securing the largest 4th quarter comeback of his career at the age of 39.

NBA Results:

Indiana PacersNew Orleans Pelicans 123-114
Toronto Raptors – Dallas Mavericks 125-136 (Poeltl 16p, 7r, 6as – Doncic 30p, 11r, 16as)
Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers 132-123 OT (Vucevic 24p, 13r, Bitim 10p, 6r)
Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies 110-101 (Gobert 8p, 8r – Aldama 11p)
Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings 117-96 (Jokic 14p, 14r, 11as – Sabonis 13p, 10r, 7as)
LA Clippers – LA Lakers 112-116 (Theis 9p, 5r)

Eastern Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
Boston Celtics– ps 46 12 .793 33-6 15-1 27-3 19-9 2-3 9-1 W 9
Cleveland Cavaliers 38 20 .655 8 25-14 8-5 20-10 18-10 2-1 6-4 L 1
Milwaukee Bucks 38 21 .644 8.5 27-13 9-7 24-7 14-14 2-1 5-5 W 3
New York Knicks 35 24 .593 11.5 24-13 7-4 20-10 15-14 0-0 3-7 L 1
Miami Heat 33 25 .569 13 22-16 11-2 15-13 18-12 1-0 8-2 W 5
Philadelphia 76ers 33 25 .569 13 22-17 5-6 18-13 15-12 0-2 3-7 L 2
Indiana Pacers 34 26 .567 13 25-15 10-2 20-12 14-14 0-0 7-3 W 1
Orlando Magic 33 26 .559 13.5 23-15 6-6 19-8 14-18 2-1 7-3 W 1
Chicago Bulls 28 31 .475 18.5 16-21 4-8 16-14 12-17 6-3 5-5 W 1
10 Atlanta Hawks 26 32 .448 20 15-24 7-6 15-16 11-16 3-1 5-5 W 2
11 Brooklyn Nets 22 36 .379 24 14-19 2-8 13-17 9-19 0-3 2-8 L 1
12 Toronto Raptors 22 37 .373 24.5 15-23 1-11 12-17 10-20 1-2 5-5 L 1
13 Charlotte Hornets 15 43 .259 31 9-26 4-6 8-21 7-22 1-1 5-5 L 1
14 Washington Wizards 9 49 .155 37 6-32 2-10 3-25 6-24 0-0 0-10 L 12
15 Detroit Pistons 9 49 .155 37 6-28 2-11 4-24 5-25 1-2 3-7 W 1

Western Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
Minnesota Timberwolves 42 17 .712 29-8 8-2 22-6 20-11 1-2 8-2 W 3
Oklahoma City Thunder 41 17 .707 0.5 25-13 10-4 24-6 17-11 3-0 8-2 W 6
Denver Nuggets 40 19 .678 2 23-13 5-5 23-5 17-14 0-0 7-3 W 4
LA Clippers 37 20 .649 4 23-16 8-5 20-8 17-12 0-1 5-5 L 2
Phoenix Suns 34 24 .586 7.5 20-17 7-8 19-11 15-13 2-0 6-4 W 1
New Orleans Pelicans 35 25 .583 7.5 24-18 9-6 17-12 18-13 0-1 6-4 L 1
Dallas Mavericks 34 25 .576 8 21-18 8-5 18-13 16-12 0-0 8-2 W 1
Sacramento Kings 33 25 .569 8.5 22-16 7-6 16-10 17-15 3-1 4-6 L 2
Los Angeles Lakers 32 28 .533 10.5 22-19 7-6 20-9 12-19 2-1 7-3 W 1
10 Golden State Warriors 30 27 .526 11 16-21 5-9 16-15 14-12 1-4 8-2 W 1
11 Utah Jazz 27 32 .458 15 14-22 5-6 18-11 9-21 2-2 3-7 L 1
12 Houston Rockets 25 33 .431 16.5 17-17 7-5 20-10 5-23 1-4 2-8 L 2
13 Memphis Grizzlies 20 39 .339 22 13-26 7-7 7-22 13-17 1-1 2-8 L 3
14 Portland Trail Blazers 15 42 .263 26 6-32 1-12 9-20 6-22 3-3 1-9 L 9
15 San Antonio Spurs 11 48 .186 31 7-26 1-9 5-21 6-27 1-1 1-9 L 5

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