NBA 2018-19: The best individual performances of the season so far

5) Nikola Jokic's (almost) perfect night - 35 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 100 percent from the field

Denver Nuggets Media Day

Jokic isn't the most appreciated or hyped superstar, but on 20 October he produced a game most players will never get close to replicating.

The Serbian big man stuffed the stat sheet in every way imaginable; he finished with 35 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals, one block, zero turnovers, 11/11 FGs, 3/3 3FGs, and 10/11 FTs. That's right, the only blemish on Jokic's entire stat line is a single missed free throw.

Shooting a perfect percentage and not turning the ball over isn't a complete statistical anomaly, it does happen from time to time, but usually, when it happens the player has shot 2/2 in eight minutes or something like that. Jokic managed to stay perfect from the field while expanding his range beyond the three-point arc, recording a triple-double, and not turning the ball over once in 31 minutes.

For reference, there have been many instances in the entire history of the NBA in which a player has recorded a triple-double with zero turnovers. But Jokic is clearly the highest scorer and the only player to shoot 100% or anything even close to it. I could go on and on about the statistical impossibilities of this game, but you get the idea.

After Jokic's historic night, he now owns the equal sixth-best game score since 1983-84, when the stat was first kept. He is tied in sixth with Michael Jordan, and only James Harden (three times), Isiah Thomas and David Robinson have eclipsed his score of 45.8. Pretty good company for the 23-year old.