Bryn Forbes Rumors

Nikola Jokic scored 22 of his 29 points in the second half to go with 13 rebounds and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held off the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 116-105 on Friday night. It was the reigning NBA MVP’s sixth triple-double in January, tied for the most in a calendar month in his career (January 2019). The only other center with at least six triple-doubles in a calendar month is Wilt Chamberlain, who did it four times. Jokic has 69 career triple-doubles and is nine away from tying Chamberlain for sixth on the all-time list. “He can take over a game when he wants,” said Nuggets guard Bryn Forbes, who scored 14 points. “That’s what he did.”