Jokic crushes Heat with yet another historic stat line

Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets | C. Morgan Engel/GettyImagesThe Nuggets stayed undefeated at home on Wednesday night, beating the Heat, 122-112. Nikola Jokic finished with 33 points, 15 rebounds, and 16 assists, good for his fifth triple-double of the season, through just seven games.

The Joker was the main storyline in this one, making history in a variety of ways. This was the 78th game of his career, leading both teams in points, rebounds, and assists, the most such games since the ABA/NBA merger in 1976, with 10 more such games than LeBron James.

This is also Jokic’s seventh career game with 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 15+ assists. That’s the most by any player since 1980, and in fact,…