NBA Player of the Day - Nikola Jokic - video Dailymotion

The Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic scored his 12th triple-double of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans

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00:00 (crickets chirping)

00:03 (crowd cheering)

00:03 - [Commentator] Muhammad Yochich

00:04 with an incredible pass to Aaron Short.

00:08 Every night we see something new from Nikola Yochich.

00:11 - That was definitely one of the best passes

00:13 I've seen him make.

00:14 And you know, after nine years,

00:16 there've been a lot of them, but he continues to amaze.

00:18 (dramatic music)

00:21 (dramatic music)

00:24 - But too strong there on the season.

00:45 He is shooting 38%.

00:47 Yochich down court.

00:48 - I think every night he's getting a triple-double

00:50 because he's just the triple-double king.

00:54 The guy is, he can score, he can rebound,

00:56 and he makes everybody better.

00:57 So it seems like every night.

00:59 - Quick shots going up and down.

01:01 Teams get easy layups.

01:03 - Oh, what a pass by Yochich!

01:05 And great finish by Gordon.

01:07 That's the third slam already.

01:09 (dramatic music)

01:18 - If I'm a young player, kids, and I'm not a locker room,

01:21 I am studying and watching everything Nikola does.

01:24 For me, I might be, I would eat what he eats.

01:28 I would drink what he drinks.

01:30 I would lift what he lifts.

01:31 And I would go as hard as he does every day.

01:33 Nikola's actions speak really, really loud.

01:36 And look at the results.

01:37 The guy's the best player in the NBA,

01:39 best player in the world.

01:40 And all the success we've had,

01:42 obviously Nikola is a very big part of that.

01:44 (dramatic music)

01:47 you