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Jokic s first win of the 14+14+15 season! He only took 8 shots and was rarely fouled. He had 166 triple-doubles in his career.

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On October 26, the new NBA regular season continues. In today's focus game, the Nuggets defeated the Suns at home and won their first victory of the new season, with their record becoming 1 win and 1 loss!

The Nuggets were able to win today, and star Jokic was certainly indispensable. Jokic started the game for a total of 32 minutes and made 5 of 8 shots, including 0 of 3 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored a total of 14 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 steals. At the same time, he also made 5 turnovers, with a plus-minus of +27!

In the first quarter of the game, Jokic did not take any shots. He took on the task of connecting the team and continuously sent good balls to teammates such as Gordon and Murray. In the first quarter alone, he sent out a full 7 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds and 2 steals. In the second quarter, Jokic made his first shot of the game, and then fouled and made two free throws. It is worth mentioning that Jokic sent 4 more assists in this quarter, reaching double figures in assists in the first half alone. In addition, in a defensive round, Jokic rarely received a first-level foul because he pulled Dunn.

After the start of the third quarter, Jokic quickly grabbed 3 rebounds and reached double figures. He then hit consecutive shots under the basket, quickly reaching double figures and completing a triple-double. This was Jokic's 69th triple-double before the start of the final quarter. In this quarter, Jokic scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, leading the Nuggets to widen the point difference to 17 points. In the final quarter of the game, the Suns once caught up to 11 points. Jokic reappeared and quickly took control of the situation. The Nuggets finally won at home.

It should be noted that in the first two games of the new season, Jokic scored a triple-double in both games. Today is also the 166th time in his career that he has achieved a triple-double. He is still ranked third in history for the time being, 15 times behind Big O Robertson, who is second, and 37 times behind Westbrook, who is number one in history. Considering that Jokic averaged a triple-double last season, he is very hopeful to be crowned the historical triple-double king this season!

According to the schedule, the Nuggets will challenge the Timberwolves away from home on October 28. Can Jokic lead the team to two consecutive victories? Let’s wait and see!

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