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On This Day: Nikola Jokic records fastest triple-double in NBA history

Nikola Jokic has recorded the fastest and the seventh fastest triple double in the NBA history.

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Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic scripted history on February 15, 2018, and entered his name in the NBA record books. Jokic came up with the fastest triple-double in NBA during the game that saw the Nuggets taking down the Bucks 134-123.

As he got himself on the top of the list of the fastest triple-double in the league, he surpassed Jim Tucker’s record of over 60 years. Tucker had recorded the then fastest triple-double in history in just 17 minutes in a game against the Knicks on February 20, 1955. During the game, he finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

While it stood tall for over six decades, Nuggets’ big man Jokic rewrote the record by scoring a triple-double in just 14 minutes and 33 seconds.

“The Joker” as he is called, finished the game with 30 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds in a total of 34 minutes of gameplay. He shot 11-of-14 on field goals, 3-of-3 on three-points and 5-of-5 on field throws.

Nikola Jokic recorded the fastest triple double in NBA History on this day 3 years ago, he did it in 14 mins and 33 seconds 🤯 pic.twitter.com/3CRHDavvsT
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) February 15, 2021

Nikola Jokic owns fastest and seventh fastest triple double in NBA

Apart from holding the record of the fastest triple-double in the league, Jokic has also recorded the seventh-fastest triple double. He achieved the feat in the Nuggets’ first clash of 2025, where they took down the Hawks 139-120.

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Jokic finished the game with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists in the first 30 minutes of the game, and etched his name in few of the fastest triple doubles. He recorded the triple double in 20 minutes and 16 seconds. Moreover, it was the first game in the NBA with 20+ points, 15+ rebounds, & 15+ assists in under 30 minutes.

Jokić's triple-double for the Nuggets was so efficient, it was DIZZYING 😵‍💫

🃏 23 PTS
🃏 17 REB
🃏 15 AST
🃏 IN 29 MINUTES

It's the FIRST game of 20+p, 15+r, & 15+a in under 30 MIN in NBA HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/Aw1KrpVFhp
— NBA (@NBA) January 2, 2025

Here are the seven fastest triple doubles in the history of the league:

14:33 — Nikola Jokic (2018)

17:00 — Jim Tucker (1955)

17:35 — Russell Westbrook (2016)

18:43 — Russell Westbrook (2016)

18:59 — Luka Doncic (2023)

20:02 — Victor Wembanyama (2024)

20:16 — Nikola Jokic (2025)

The 29-year-old, who is currently averaging at 29.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game this season, has scored a total of 155* triple doubles in his NBA career.

He sits behind Russell Westbrook (202*) and Oscar Robertson (181) in the list of the NBA career triple-double leaders.

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Garima Ranawat

Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.