Denver Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic beat a career-high 61 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night, but it was all in vain.
Minnesota scored Denver’s best 140-139 in overtime.
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Nikola Jokic, No. 15, shot a basket at the Timberwolves Center in Minnesota in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalumowski)
Jokic played for nearly 53 minutes Timberwolves In the last moments of the game, on the Nuggets.
Russell Westbrook stole an inbound pass from Minnesota but missed a hasty layup and Denver will score a three-pointer. Minnesota brought the ball to Alexander-Walker in the corner, and Westbrook defeated him.
Anthony Edwards leads the Timberwolves with 34 points.
Edwards by Star Forum. “Nikola Jokic, Bruh, Oh my goodness, he was probably the best basketball I’ve ever seen. Also, I’m on myself.
Edwards scored 12 of 25 from the field, with five 3-pointers. He also had 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, No. 5, won the win against the Denver Nuggets after guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker won the free throw in his second overtime in the NBA basketball game in Denver on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalumowski)
But Jokic stole the show.
Three MVPs and seven All-Star games added 10 rebounds and 10 assists to his ridiculous statistics series. He scored his third 60-point triple-double in NBA history after Luka Doncic’s footsteps in 2022 and James Harden in 2018.
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“That guy’s Superman,” said Nuggets coach Malone. “He’s on another level, man. People say he’s not athletic, but not many people can do his job.”
This is the second time this season Jokic has created a career-best result for points. He scored 56 points against the Washington Wizards on December 7. He said he was just “tired” after the game.
“It’s a tired game.”
It’s exhausting, but the playoffs are getting tighter.
this Oklahoma City Thunder So far, it has won the best record in the NBA and has won the playoffs. However, after the thunder, the difference between the second and No. 8 seeds in the West is only six wins.
Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic, #15, defends at Minnesota Timberwolves Center Rudy Gobert (#27) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalumowski)
The Timberwolves ranked seventh with a record of 44-32 and tied with the Memphis Grizzlies. They are only half behind the Golden State Warriors’ fifth seed and 2.5 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers’ fourth seed.
The Nuggets currently have a third seed, but won two games in the Houston Rockets’ second game, with the Lakers having only 1.5 games.
The Los Angeles Clippers are 43-32, sitting in the No. 8 seed.
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Seeds No. 7-10 will participate in the competition.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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