NBA Finals Game 3: Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray dominate as Denver Nuggets take 2-1 lead over Miami Heat
- Jokic scores 32 points with 21 rebounds and 10 assists, an unprecedented triple-double combination in an NBA Finals game
- ‘This guy has shown time and time again that he’s built for these moments,’ Denver coach Michael Malone says of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray dominated the Miami Heat, both making triple-doubles as the Denver Nuggets took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 109-94 win in game three on Wednesday.
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic scored 32 points with 21 rebounds and 10 assists, an unprecedented triple-double combination in an NBA Finals game.
Murray scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and 10 assists – completing his own triple-double with a rebound in the waning seconds.
It was the first time any team in a Finals had two players making triple-doubles in the same game – and the first time in any NBA game, regular season or playoffs, that two teammates posted 30-point triple-doubles.
Miami simply could not find a way to handle the 6ft 11-inch (2.11-metre) Jokic and unless coach Erik Spoelstra can come up with a plan before Friday’s game four, the Heat are going to face an uphill battle.