Despite a 125-102 loss to the Utah Jazz, the Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic recorded his ninth triple-double of the season, finishing with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists. Jokic now moves to seventh on the all-time list behind Wilt Chamberlain.
Highest finish: 3
Lowest finish: 4
Jokic has been arguably the best player in the league this season. He s averaging a near triple-double with 26.9 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game on .567/.400/.850 shooting splits. Joel Embiid has a slightly higher Player Efficiency Rating - more on him soon - but Jokic leads the league in almost every other advanced statistic, such as Win Shares, Box Plus/Minus and Value Over Replacement Player. 50 POINTS
The only real knock on Jokic is that the Nuggets are 13-11, ranking them seventh in the Western Conference. As dynamite as they ve been offensively, they currently rank in the bottom half of the league in defensive efficiency.
NBA Power Rankings: Did the Utah Jazz knock off the Los Angeles Lakers for the top spot?
The Jazz own the best record in the NBA after winning 15 of their last 16 games, but was it enough to take the top spot from the defending champion Lakers? Which teams made the biggest leap in this week s rankings and who is the new team that entered the top 10 for the first time this season? https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA Global CMS image storage/1f/66/irvgotti 1cfldr6xwy73t1tkyk0ey4t3wq.jpg?t=1378242313&w=500 By Kyle Irving @KyleIrv
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