Nikola Jokic Joins ELITE Company With Game 7 Triple Double, April 27, 2019

Led by the 2nd tripledouble of the series for Nikola Jokic, (21 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists), the Nuggets defeated the Spurs 9086 in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals. With this tripledouble, Jokic becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to record multiple tripledoubles in the first Playoff appearance of their career, joining LeBron James (2, 200506) and Magic Johnson (5, 197980). Jokics tripledouble is also the 1st in a Game 7 since LeBron James in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals (6, 19, 16). Jamal Murray led all scorers with 23 points (919 FG) to go along with 5 rebounds for the Nuggets, while Rudy Gay led the Spurs with 21 points (817 FG) and 8 rebounds. This is the first series win for the Nuggets since the 200809 NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets will face the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday, April 29th at 10:30 p. m. ET on TNT. Subscribe to the NBA: For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at Get NBA LEAGUE PASS: