Nikola Jokic records first 30-20-20 triple-double in NBA history | March 7, 2025 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.
Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.
No. 63 — March 7, 2025
In Denver’s 149-141 overtime win over Phoenix at Ball Arena, Nikola Jokic recorded the first “30-20-20” triple-double in NBA history: 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists. It it was just the third 20-20-20 game, previously done by Wilt Chamberlain and Russell Westbrook. It was actually the first 24-18-18 game and only the eighth 20-15-15 game, Jokic’s second of his career. His first was against Sacramento six weeks earlier. Also, the 22 assists were an NBA record for a center.
—Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian