Jokic’s insane night
Nikola Jokic posted a 31-20-12 triple-double in Denver’s 136-131 win over San Antonio — one of his 10 career 30/20/10 triple-doubles, which leads the last 50 years (the rest of the league combined for six) []. That 31 PTS, 20 REB, 12 AST line is being tagged as historic and further cements his dominance entering the playoff push [].
On March 12, 2026, Denver erased a 20-point deficit behind a dominant fourth quarter that outscored San Antonio 42-25 and featured a 14-0 run to turn the game around [si.com]. Jamal Murray poured in 39 points, dished seven assists and went a perfect 15-for-15 from the free-throw line as a primary catalyst in the late surge [si.com]. San Antonio was without Victor Wembanyama due to injury, a matchup absence teams noted as influential in the contest [dailygazette.com], and the result snapped the Spurs’ five-game winning streak entering that night [cbssports.com]. The performance came shortly after Jokic produced the NBA’s first-ever 30-20-20 triple-double on March 7, 2025 (31 points, 21 rebounds, 22 assists) — a separate historic milestone that underscored his season-long statistical outlier status [nba.com].
