Denver's superstar isn't new to making history. But this specific type of record becomes even more remarkable when you remember how Jokic's career started.

Jokić felt something was wrong with his shooting mechanics and wanted to fix it. Now he's playing at maybe his highest level ever.

Long before stat-sheet stuffers like Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and LeBron James came into the fold, Larry Bird dominated each category of a box score while leading his Celtics to glory. Jokic has now surpassed the Celtics legend in one feat.

On Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets are playing the Dallas Mavericks in Texas. Nikola Jokic had five points, nine rebounds, eight assists and one steal while shooting 2/2 from the field and 1/1 from the three-point range in his first 17 minutes of playing time.