Jokic matches Wilt with record third triple-double on perfect FG shooting - ESPN

DENVER — Nikola Jokic was perfect from the field and free throw line, finishing with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets posted their highest point total of the season in a 142-105 win over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night.

Jokic was 11 for 11 from the field, hit his only 3-point try and went 3 for 3 from the line. The performance followed another near-perfect outing after he converted all 18 free throws Monday in a 120-114 win over Golden State.

It was Jokic's third career triple-double on 100 percent field-goal percentage — matching Wilt Chamberlain for the most such games all-time, per the Elias Sports Bureau. He also equaled Chamberlain's shot clock-era record of twice recording a 25-point triple-double with 100% field-goal shooting, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Overall, it was the 116th regular-season triple-double of Jokic's career, and that ranks fourth all-time in NBA history and 22 behind Magic Johnson for third place. Russell Westbrook tops the list with 198, and Oscar Robertson has 181 all-time.

«It's a miss and make game,» Jokic said. «Of course, sometimes you miss, sometimes you make. Today I made all of my shots. It's not going to be a lot of those nights.»

Jokic went to the bench Thursday after feeding Christian Braun for a dunk with 1:31 left in the third quarter and completing his 11th triple-double of the season.

Denver's Nikola Jokic recorded his third career triple-double on 100 percent field-goal shooting against Memphis on Thursday night, matching Wilt Chamberlain for the most such games all-time.

«I've never seen a triple-double before I played with him and now I see them all the time,» said second-year player Peyton Watson, who scored a