Why NBA analyst Zach Lowe says Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic has surpassed Thunder All-Star Shai GIlgeous-Alexander in their MVP race.

Nikola Jokic recorded a 56-point triple-double and set an NBA record with 18 points in overtime, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 142-138 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. Jokic broke Stephen Curry's record of 17 overtime points from 2016,

Nikola Jokic does quite literally everything. The Nuggets being down three starters doesn't even begin to phase him. See Exhibit A.

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 138-142, in a Christmas Day overtime thriller. Denver now moves to 22-8 on the season, good for third place in the Western Conference. They're 3.5 games behind the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder.

The No.1 problem is that the two-man game has not been working. This has always been a Nuggets’ constant, like Arnold saying, “What you talkin’ about, Willis?” in

DENVER — Nikola Jokic recorded a 56-point triple-double and set an NBA record with 18 points in overtime, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 142-138 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. Jokic broke Stephen Curry’s record of 17 overtime points from 2016, making it the highest by any player in regular season or NBA playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets have lost two of their last three games to move to 21-8 on the season, with their next outing against a challenging Minnesota Timberwolves te