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Jokic surpassed Anthony on the Nuggets all-time scoring list to take third place. Jokic needed 511 more field goal attempts and 105 more games to do it.

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Nikola Jokic notched a 42-point triple-double against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. With this performance, the Serbian big man surpassed Carmelo Anthony on the all-time franchise scoring list.

2-pointers this season

Denver Nuggets56%32,4NBAPoints made:32,4Accuracy:56,0%Place in standings:2Record max:49Record min:22Most made 2FGs:Nikola JokicTeamNBAStatisticsSchedule

Jokic needed 34 points to surpass Anthony, who scored 13,970 points in his 8-season Nuggets career. While Melo did it in 4989 shots, Jokic needed more field goal attempts than him - 5400.

Jokic, however, has 129 triple-doubles in his Denver Nuggets career, while Anthony has only one. Jokic has played 669 games for the Nuggets in the regular season, while Anthony only has competed in 564 games.

The Serbian center is the frontrunner to win the NBA MVP trophy this season for the third time in his career, after first winning it in 2021 and 2022. He came in second in voting in 2023.

Earlier in the season, Anthony made rounds on social media suggesting the Nuggets wanted to erase his legacy by giving the no. 15 jersey to Jokic.

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