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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray made history on Wednesday night by becoming the first team-mates to record 30-point triple-doubles in an NBA Finals. In doing so, they led their team to a 2-1 series lead over the Miami Heat. Game Four is on Saturday in Denver.
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray made history on Wednesday night — and have the Denver Nuggets two wins away from making some real history as well.
The pair became the first team-mates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, helping their team reclaim the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat 109-94 in Game Three.
Jokic finished with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists - the first such game in NBA Finals history, or at least the first since assists were tracked. Murray, meanwhile, had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone could only marvel at their brilliance.
"By far, their greatest performance as a duo in their seven years together" he said in the immediate aftermath of the game with a beaming smile on his face.
How did they do it? Well, Miami have been the comeback kings of these playoffs; they have notched seven rallies in games after trailing by at least 12 points.
In the fourth quarter, they were once again down by 14 points and looking to fire themselves up for a blockbuster ending, but Malone had prepared his players for exactly that.
