Nikola Jokic bagged his fourth straight triple-double to start the NBA season on Wednesday to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-88 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Serbian star Jokic, a three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, joined Oscar Robertson in 1961 and Russell Westbrook in 2020 as the only players to open a season with four straight triple-doubles.

He delivered 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists before sitting out the fourth quarter with the game well in hand.

“I’m just trying to play the right way and I hope everything is going to come my way,” said Jokic, who with 168 career triple-doubles is third on the all-time list led by Westbrook’s 203 and Robertson’s 181.

His services weren’t even needed in the final quarter, after a 24-0 third-quarter run saw the Nuggets push their le

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