NBA: Jokic records 199th triple-double as Nuggets beat Pelicans in OT

Nikola Jokic recorded his 199th career regular-season triple-double as the Denver Nuggets beat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 in overtime on Saturday night. Jokic finished with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, while Jamal Murray poured in 42 points. The Nuggets rallied from a 23-point deficit to secure the victory. Trevon Brazile scored seven of his 17 points in overtime and hit a corner 3-pointer late in the extra period. Christian Braun had 15 points in the game, and DeMar DeRozan added 12 points for the Nuggets. Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 26 points. Dejounte Murray had 22 points, while Zion Williamson and Derik Queen contributed 17 points each. Saddiq Bey scored 14 points, and Jeremiah Fears added 10 points.

Jokic's place on the all-time list

Jokic has 199 career regular-season triple-doubles in 12 seasons. He is second on the all-time list behind just-retired Russell Westbrook, who recorded 209 triple-doubles in 18 seasons starting in 2008-09. Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He is an eight-time NBA All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA Most Valuable Player. He represents the Serbian national team, with which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

About the Nuggets and the season

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team was originally founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association. They changed their name to the Rockets before the first season began, then changed their name to the Nuggets on August 7, 1974, as a precautionary measure for their franchise to move from the ABA to the NBA. The Nuggets played for the final ABA Championship title in 1976, losing to the New York Nets. The 2025-26 Denver Nuggets season was the 50th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association. The season marked the first since the 2014-15 season without Michael Malone as head coach, following his dismissal on April 8, 2025. On May 22, the Nuggets hired David Adelman as their full-time head coach. The season also marks the first with Ben Tenzer serving as executive vice president of basketball operations and Jon Wallace as executive vice president of player personnel, jointly succeeding Calvin Booth, who was relieved of his duties as general manager on April 8, 2025.

What happens next

The sources do not give the date, venue or opponent for Denver's next match.

Nuggets key performers

Sources

• Sportstar

• Wikipedia: Nikola Jokić (background)

• Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)