Nikola Jokic was cavalier with the ball, and the Cavaliers took advantage. The last and possibly the worst of his seven turnovers was a thwarted shot attempt that looked more like a pass. It could be mistaken for the latter only because Jokic had thrown so many errant passes over the last two hours already.

Nikola Jokic has been criticized for not acknowledging a young group of fans who waited for him post the Nuggets-Bulls game.

Rough patches are bound to happen for every team in the NBA, so the Nuggets certainly wouldn't be excluded. And if there were any time for that rough patch to happen throughout Denver's season, this exact pocket of games would be the most likely spot on the calendar for that to occur.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 assists and 14 rebounds to pass Oscar Robertson for the second-most triple-doubles in NBA history and the Denver Nuggets ended a three-game skid with a 136-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokić is listed as questionable on the injury report for Friday night’s game against the LA Clippers ( 9 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass ), setting up the possibility the Denver Nuggets center plays for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Dec. 29.

Star center Nikola Jokic is expected to return to the Denver Nuggets lineup Friday.

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic moved into second place all-time in triple doubles in a win over the Bulls on Saturday.