Yokic scored 32 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists, leading the Nuggets to a G3 victory in the NBA Finals. So far, he has scored 549 points, 241 rebounds, and 182 assists in this year’s playoffs, ranking first in the league in all three data points. If he can hold on until the end of the NBA Finals, he will become the first player in history to rank first in the league in all three playoffs in a single season. Is this the first person in history again? How many times has Joki become the first person in history?
For Jokic, the difficulty of unlocking this achievement lies in scoring, and there is no doubt that he ranks first in total rebounds and assists. Let’s talk about rebounds first. Jokic currently has 241 rebounds, and the nearest one is the Lakers’ thick eyebrow (225). Of course, thick eyebrow has been eliminated, so among the players who are still playing, the nearest one is the Heat’s Adebayor (204). The difference between the two is 37 rebounds. Theoretically, it is impossible to catch up.
Let’s take a look at the assists. Currently, Yokic has sent 182 assists, and the closest one to him is Murray from the same team. However, Murray has accumulated 122 assists, which is 60 times behind Yokic. This is also an impossible gap to surpass.
As mentioned earlier, the biggest obstacle to becoming the top three in terms of data is in terms of scores. Although Jokic’s 549 points temporarily rank first in the playoffs league, his lead is limited. The second ranked player is Butler (546 points), only about 3 points behind Kiki; The third ranked player is Murray (543 points), only about 6 points behind Kic. Yokic is not obsessed with scoring, he leans more towards organization, so his scoring ranking may decrease in future matches.
However, even so, Jokic is already strong enough. Adding up his playoff scoring, rebounding, and assist data, it has reached 972. What height can this reach?
He still needs 175 points (points, rebounds, and assists) to break James’ record of adding up three data points (1146) set in the 2017-18 playoffs. It is worth mentioning that James played 22 games that year, while Jokic has only played 18 games so far. Whether he can break James’ record depends on whether the Heat can drag this series long enough. Do you think Jokic is already the best player in the league?
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