Nikola Jokic Made NBA History In Nuggets-Knicks Game

Nikola Jokic made NBA history during Thursday's game.

On Thursday evening, the Denver Nuggets are playing the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.  

During the game, Nikola Jokic made NBA history by moving ahead of Hall of Famer Ray Allen (4,361) for 96th on the all-time assist list.  

Following Allen, the next player for Jokic to pass will be Calvin Murphy (4,402).

Your 6x All-Star, Nikola Jokić 🃏 pic.twitter.com/Jq4OIqcwh2

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 26, 2024

Jokic came into the evening with averages of 26.2 points, 12.0 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 59.0% from the field and 36.2% from the three-point range in 44 games. 

The Nuggets are also among the best teams in the league and have a 31-14 record in their first 45 games.

They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and are 7-3 over their last ten games. 

Most recently, the Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers by a score of 114-109. 

In 37 minutes of playing time, Jokic was brilliant and put up 31 points, 13 rebounds, ten assists and one block while shooting 13/19 from the field and 3/4 from the three-point range.

Following Thursday's showdown with the Knicks, the Nuggets will return home to host Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. 

Jokic and Embiid have won each of the previous two MVP Awards, which makes the matchup highly anticipated. 

NBA centers this month:

Embiid — 40.3 PPG | 11.0 RPG | 5.4 APG
Jokic — 26.5 PPG | 10.9 RPG | 9.0 APG
KAT — 26.1 PPG | 7.5 RPG | 3.0 3PM
Sengun — 24.5 PPG | 9.1 RPG | 4.9 APG
Sabonis — 21.6 PPG | 14.2 RPG | 9.1 APG
Bam — 20.1 PPG | 11.3 RPG | 5.0 APG

Insane numbers. pic.twitter.com/0VBoniEnWm

— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 25, 2024

As for the Knicks, they came into the night with a 27-17 record in their first 44 games, which has them as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are 8-2 over their last ten games and are in the middle of a four-game winning streak.