Now, Jokic has totaled 16,590 points throughout his 11-year career with the Nuggets—effectively passing Issel's 16,589 over the decade that he played with Denver, and the only one sitting behind slot number one in the all-time rankings.

Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109 on Friday night.

Russell Westbrook scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and the Sacramento Kings withstood 44 points from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 128-123, ending an eight-game slide.