Denver Nuggets and seven-time NBA All-Star Nikola Jokić has developed a habit of getting triple-doubles this season — and on Thursday he did so as his team beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 at Ball Arena.
“We had a conversation when he came to me in training camp,” Michael Malone said. “And he asked me, he goes, ‘Coach, do you think I should shoot more 3s?'” Denver had already attempted the fewest 3-pointers in the league the previous season. And that was before losing 3-and-D guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency.
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Denver's star center sinks a shot from 3-quarter-court as part of an epic triple-double in a 132-123 win against the Kings.
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DENVER — Nikola Jokic took an inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds left in the third quarter, turned and let fly with a 66-foot heave that got all net at the other end. He casually walked over to his bench as his teammates mobbed him and the sold-out arena erupted.