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After missing five games, Nikola Jokic returns with triple-double sparking Nuggets win over Bucks

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Nikola Jokic had missed five games with an ankle issue but didn’t miss a beat in his return. Just check out this pass.

JOKIC DIME OF THE YEAR???! ud83dude31ud83dude31

ARE YOU KIDDING ME. pic.twitter.com/hyYEnin3XS— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 27, 2025

Jokic returned to the court with a 39-point triple-double to lift the Nuggets to a win over the shorthanded Bucks (no Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard).

Nikola Jokiu0107 missed 5 games.

He returned with 39, 10 and 10 to lift the @nuggets.