The surging Nuggets captured their 10th win in 13 contests, pushing past San Antonio 122-119 Friday thanks to Nikola Jokic’s third consecutive triple-double and clutch plays on both ends of the floor down the stretch.
Here are eight takeaways from the win:
1. More Joker. Jokic still does not seem to think he’s doing anything special on the basketball floor, replying with a simply “thank you, Coach” when notified that Michael Malone made Jokic’s case to be in the MVP conversation following the game. Malone and teammates are now joking that triple-doubles are becoming expected of Jokic.