Nikola Jokic has won three NBA MVP awards. Extrapolating what we've seen to start this season, he should be on a clear track for a fourth. But voter fatigue is real, as are stubborn beliefs that MVPs should only come from the best teams.

It's been only ten games but the NBA MVP race is over. Nikola Jokić has done it again, his performance Sunday night proves it. Jokić recorded his fourth straight triple-double as the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-120. Jokić finished the game with a jaw-dropping 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists.

Another triple-double Sunday

Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists, Michael Porter Jr. hit a go-ahead floater with 6.5 seconds left and the host Denver Nuggets overcame a big night from Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving to beat Dallas 122-120 on Sunday night.

Nikola Jokic was in the Nuggets’ training room last Friday night, going through his usual postgame workout routine, when his head coach paid him a visit. Michael Malone doesn’t feel any need to apologize to Jokic for the heavy minutes — “You see his paycheck?