Nuggets' Nikola Jokic has playoff stats not seen since Wilt Chamberlain

Billy Heyen

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic has playoff stats not seen since Wilt Chamberlain image

Whenever there are NBA stats not seen since Wilt Chamberlain, that player is doing something right.

That's the company Nikola Jokic now finds himself in.

The Nuggets center has started these playoffs with six high-end performances. So far, he has 152 points, 71 rebounds and 63 assists.

The last player to put up those numbers through six games in a single postseason: Chamberlain in 1967.

Jokic is truly one of the best players in NBA history.

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It can be hard to put that into perspective while a guy is still playing, especially in an era of all-timers like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.

But Jokic is going to put himself into any conversation of the greatest centers ever.

He might be the best passer in basketball. He scores from anywhere whenever he wants. He dominates the glass with physicality and positioning.

Jokic is even an underrated defender who gets a lot of deflections and steals.

And now he's being compared to Wilt Chamberlain.

That's the center you want to keep if you're trying to put up historic numbers in the NBA.

Jokic will be hoping those numbers lead to a Game 7 win on Saturday night against the Clippers.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle