Another 14+14+15 assists, No. 1 center in the NBA! Sorry Westbrook, your historical triple-double king is really in doubt.

Jokic hit another 14+14+15 assists for an all-around triple-double, ranking first among NBA centers in scoring consecutive triple-doubles in the first two games of the season! Sorry Westbrook, your historical triple-double king is really on the line.

The Nuggets won their first victory.

After Gordon scored 50 points in the opener and unfortunately lost to the Warriors in overtime, the Nuggets faced off against the Suns at home in the second game. The latter dismantled the Big Three during the offseason and gradually entered the rebuilding stage, with its overall competitiveness declining seriously.

The final game also showed a one-sided trend early on. The Nuggets defeated the Suns 133-111 in almost three quarters and scored a 22-point victory, making a good start to the season at home.

Compared with winning a victory, what makes the Nuggets even more happy is Jokic's state and the competitiveness shown by the whole team.

Jokic hit another 14+14+15 triple-double

As the core of the Nuggets, Jokic continued his all-round performance in this game. He played for 32 minutes. With only 8 shots, he easily scored 14 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and an all-around triple-double. His plus-minus value of +27 ranked first in the game.

It is worth mentioning that due to the relatively weak opponent Suns, Jokic obviously did not exert any force in the first half, and even only took one shot in the half.

As a result, after a friction between Dillon and Jokic in the second half, Jokic was fully activated. The latter scored continuously on the offensive end, scoring a triple-double early in the third quarter, and ultimately led the team to victory easily.

In this way, Jokic scored consecutive triple-doubles in the first two games of the season. Jokic also recorded 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in his debut.

With this performance, Jokic first scored a triple-double in the opening game for the third consecutive year in his debut, and tied the Big O with a triple-double in his fourth career debut.

After scoring consecutive triple-doubles in this game, he increased the number of games with 15+ assists in his career to 31. Fault ranks first among centers in NBA history, while other centers have only delivered 15+ assists in 14 games in total.

Westbrook's historical triple-double king hangs in the balance

At the same time, this game is also the 166th triple-double in Jokic's career, continuing to secure the third position in NBA history. He is only 15 times away from the second-place Big O with 181 times, and the gap with Westbrook's 203 times, which is the first in history, has also been narrowed to 37 times.

Although Westbrook's career is still going on, from three perspectives, Westbrook, the triple-double king, is very likely to be overtaken by Jokic this season.

Reason 1: Westbrook's influence has plummeted

The career of the historical triple-double king Westbrook is still going on, but he only signed a minimum salary contract with the Kings, playing the role of a backup point guard, and judging from his performance in the preseason so far, Westbrook's role has declined further compared to when he played for the Nuggets last season.

Not surprisingly, it will be difficult for Westbrook to increase the number of triple-doubles to 203 in the new season, which in disguise reduces the difficulty for Jokic to overtake.

Reason two: Jokic has outstanding strength

Jokic has the top triple-double contribution ability. In the 24-25 season, Jokic became the first center in NBA history to average a triple-double per game.

At the same time, he scored 34 triple-doubles in a single season and won the season triple-double king. Therefore, Jokic has every chance to score 37 triple-doubles in the new season to complete the lead over Westbrook.

Even if he cannot overtake this season, based on Jokic's ability and triple-double contribution, he is bound to overtake Westbrook next season.

Reason 3: The Nuggets have improved across the board

More importantly, compared to the previous season, the Nuggets have improved across the board this season, especially the addition of substitute insider Varan, which has greatly reduced the defense, rotation and rebounding pressure that Jokic has to bear.

In addition, core players such as Gordon and Murray are in hot form, and Bruce Brown, who has returned to his old club, has also seamlessly integrated into the team. This allows Jokic to avoid frequent personal attacks on the offensive end, and the difficulty of getting assists has also been reduced.

This has been the case in the two games so far in the new season. Jokic does not focus on personal offense at all, but puts the team together first, which also allows him to easily score triple-doubles for two consecutive games.