Nikola Jokic was unstoppable.
Nikola Jokic’s hand was hot. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
The Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves got into a wild scoring battle in the match played against Boxing Day.
Denver beat its guests after overtime 142–138.
The home team Nikola Jokic added a new league triple-double record to the statistics in the match. The NBA superstar had 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists.
A double-digit reading in three different categories is required for a triple-double.
The new NBA record was also Jokic’s 18 points in overtime.
In the Minnesota camp, the flames had 44 points Anthony Edwardswhose last minute three took the match to overtime.
The NBA continues next night with a round of eight games. Lauri Markkanen represented by the Utah Jazz will meet the Detroit Pistons.