Don't get me wrong, Jokic's triple double was amazing, but how can this be recorded as an assist

The NBA has a problem with what counts as an assist or not All of these shots were attributed as assists to Jokic but are they really when the other player is creating everything himself

Nikola Jokic soars for the driving dunk off an assist by Peyton Watson with replays

Nikola Jokic blocks Jake LaRavia the ball goes out of bounds of Jake but the refs don't notice the Nuggets don't have a challengeLuka Doncic scores a triple straight off the inbound with replays

Luka subs himself out one assist shy of a 50-point triple-double Lakers announcer Hes not chasing numbers

Nikola Jokic intercepts the pass in the back court and Aaron Gordon finds Jokic with the no look over the head pass for the easy 2 with a replay HD quality

Nikola Jokic deflects the pass by Donovan Clingan in the back court and Aaron Gordon finds Jokic with a brilliant over the shoulder no look pass for the easy 2