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Jokic dropped 61 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists on 18-29 shooting from the field, 6-11 from three-point range, and 19-24 from the free-throw line.
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Stephen A. Smith praises Anthony Edwards after the Timberwolves' 2OT win over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
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But the fact that this is even a question says more than enough about how incredible he's been.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic made NBA history on Tuesday night with his 61-point performance, but it was not enough to get past the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Nikola Jokić put up 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an outrageous performance, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Denver Nuggets from losing 140-139 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a double OT classic.
If there's only one person on the Denver Nuggets who deserves to be mad at Russell Westbrook for his poor decision-making in a 140-139 double overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, it's the iconic Nikola Jokic.
Former NBA center and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins issued a strong statement on Nikola Jokic a day after the Denver Nuggets superstar put up 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against the Golden State Warriors .
Nikola Jokic scored 61 points, the most in the NBA this season, but it wasn’t enough as the Nuggets fell 140-139 to the Timberwolves in double overtime Tuesday night in Denver. Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit two of three free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining to spoil the Nuggets’ superstar’s big night.
He shoots the ball because he believes that they are all going in." "And when I asked him about it after the game when it left your hands did you think it was going to go in? And he told me actually it did,
The three-time NBA MVP gladly obliged. Jokic went off in the first half for 23 points and six rebounds in just 19 minutes played. The 6-foot-11 big man also knocked down three triples en route to making NBA history yet again. According to StatMamba, Jokic is just the fifth center in league history to knock down 800 career treys.