{"id":10794,"date":"2023-01-25T07:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T07:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-top-5-performances-january-24-nikola-jokics-triple-double-hand-gives-new-orleans-pelicans-5th-straight-loss-2\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T07:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T07:56:58","slug":"nba-top-5-performances-january-24-nikola-jokics-triple-double-hand-gives-new-orleans-pelicans-5th-straight-loss-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-top-5-performances-january-24-nikola-jokics-triple-double-hand-gives-new-orleans-pelicans-5th-straight-loss-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Top 5 Performances, January 24: Nikola Jokic&#8217;s triple-double-hand gives New Orleans Pelicans 5th straight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Top Players:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nikola Jokic has been sidelined for the past week after dealing with a left hamstring injury. <\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t phase him in Tuesday&#8217;s comeback against the New Orleans Pelicans.  The MVP frontrunner returned to his normal form, finishing with 25 points, 11 points and 10 rebounds. It was his 15th triple-double of the season. <\/p>\n<p>Jokic added the winning shot to an even stronger season with a go-ahead basket with just under 17 seconds remaining. Triple-doubles are becoming second nature for Jokic.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just playing games,&#8221; Jokic said.  &#8220;I&#8217;m glad I met an open teammate. I actually made the last basket. I&#8217;m just happy that I won the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>others:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LeBron James edged closer to the all-time scoring record with 46 points and a career-high nine 3-pointers against the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite the heavy loss, James became the first player to score 40 points against any NBA team.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>&#8211; Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield filled the stat sheet with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks against the Chicago Bulls. Myles Turner and Benedict Maturin led the scoring, but Hield&#8217;s all-around game helped produce results in both ends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kyle Kuzma&#8217;s 30 points helped the Washington Wizards beat the Dallas Mavericks to their third straight win.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>&#8211; Julius Randle had 36 points and 13 rebounds against the Cleveland Cavaliers to break the New York Knicks&#8217; four-game losing streak. Randle is third in the NBA&#8217;s double-doubles list, behind Jokic and Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>Jayden Armant is an Inside the Heat contributor. He is a student at Howard University. You can reach him at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaydenarmant\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">Jayden Namant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMinQFodHRwczovL3d3dy5zaS5jb20vbmJhL2hlYXQvbWlhbWktbmV3cy9uYmEtdG9wLWZpdmUtcGVyZm9ybWFuY2VzLWphbi0yNC1uaWtvbGEtam9raWNzLXRyaXBsZS1kb3VibGUtaGFuZGVkLXRoZS1uZXctb3JsZWFucy1wZWxpY2Fucy10aGVpci1maWZ0aC1zdHJhaWdodC1sb3Nz0gEA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Today&#8217;s Top Players: Nikola Jokic has been sidelined for the past week after dealing with a left hamstring injury. 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