Nikola Jokic’s Jaw-Dropping Career Night: You Won’t Believe His Record-Breaking Points and More!
Nikola Jokic has already earned some major NBA accolades in his time with the Denver Nuggets, but what have been his best statistical games?
With three NBA MVP Awards, a bunch of All-Star appearances and an NBA Finals MVP, Nikola Jokic is building quite the career.
The Serbian center, a second-round pick in the NBA Draft back in 2014, has spent his whole career to date playing for the Denver Nuggets.
Jokic made an immediate impact in reaching the All-Rookie First Team in his first season, though it has been in recent years that he has emerged as one of the gameâs best players, propelling the Nuggets into relevance after multiple star performances in the NBA playoffs.
In 2022-23, the Joker was the Western Conference finals MVP as Denver ruthlessly swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
That earned them a place in the NBA Finals against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, where Jokic led Denver to its first championship.
Here’s a look at the best performances of Jokicâs NBA career.
Jokic’s Most Points in a Game
Jokic put up 61 points for the Nuggets against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1, 2025, topping his previous high of 55 earlier in the season against the Washington Wizards.
It didn’t hurt to sink six 3-pointers, which was one off his career high. His shooting was sizzling as he was 18 of 29 (62.1%) from the floor, 6 of 11 (54.5%) behind the arc, and 19 of 24 (79.2%) at the foul line.
The career performance is one of five other 50 points in the regular season. The Joker also dropped 53 against the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference semifinals. He had an incredibly efficient night, shooting 20 of 30 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free throw line. He also recorded 11 assists.
In the NBA Finals, Jokic’s career high is 41, which he scored in a losing effort in Game 2 against the Miami Heat in 2023. That was the only loss Denver suffered while taking the series 4-1.
Jokic’s Most Assists in a Game
Jokic dished out 22 assists for the Nuggets in their 149-141 win over the Phoenix Suns on March 7, 2025.
Many of his biggest assist totaled have occurred later in his career, and the career high came in one of his amazing triple-doubles as he also totaled 31 points and 21 rebounds.
The three-time MVP had his most assists in a playoff game against the Suns in Game 3 of their second-round series in 2023. In addition to the 17 assists, he had 30 points and 17 rebounds) in a huge performance, but the Nuggets lost on the road 121-114.
Jokic had 14 assists in his first NBA Finals game in 2023 when the Nuggets beat Miami 104-93 in the series opener. That is his highest total in the Finals.
Jokic’s Most Rebounds in a Game (and More)
Jokic had an incredible 27 rebounds for the Nuggets in a matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Dec. 18, 2022.
In a 119-115 win, Jokic had 20 of his 27 rebounds in the first half and finished up with 40 points and 10 assists for a massive triple-double.
Jokic’s postseason high is 22 rebounds, which he’s accomplished twice. The pressure was on in Game 7 of the 2020 Western Conference semifinals after Denver had rallied from 3-1 behind to force a decider against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jokic produced the goods, with his fine rebounding display, 16 points and 13 assists marking yet another triple-double in the playoffs and leading the Nuggets to a 104-89 victory.
Jokic delivered 22 boards again in a 121-119 win over the eventual champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 playoffs.
With 21 rebounds in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Finals, Jokic came close to matching his overall playoff high.
Jokic had seven steals against the Brooklyn Nets in January 2021, which remains his highest total in a single NBA game.
He has never had more than five blocks in a game across the regular season or postseason. The Joker had five blocks in a road win at the Oklahoma City Thunder in April 2017 for his best performance in that category.
Jokic’s Highest Season Averages
As demonstrated by some of the stats he has produced in many of these high-profile games, Jokic has become a prolific scorer.
But his consistency might be even more impressive and Jokic has now averaged at least 24.5 points in each of the last six seasons.
His 2024-25 season was his best to date, as he averaged 29.6 points.
His best rebounding season was 2021-22 with 13.8 boards per game.
Showing the versatility of his game, 2025-26 was his top statistical year for assists, 10.7 per game for his second consecutive season with over 10 each outing.
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