Nikola Jokic exploded in the Denver Nuggets' Tuesday night double overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, finishing with a 61-point triple-double. The Nuggets ended up losing by one point, 140-139, despite Jokic's efforts.

Nikola Jokic authored another moment for the highlight reel in a beatdown of tanking Utah Friday night, beating the first-half buzzer with a 62-foot-heave.

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.

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 .

In Memphis, iconic sharpshooter Steph Curry dropped 52 points (with 12 3-pointers!) in a win for the Golden State Warriors. Later, the Denver Nuggets' masterful Nikola Jokic put up a 61-point triple-double — the highest-scoring triple-double in league history — in a double overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Stephen A. Smith was apparently happier about Nikola Jokic's remarkable performance than the Denver Nuggets' loss. The 3-time MVP scored 61 points and added up 10 rebounds and as many assists to complete the triple-double once again.

Denver Nuggets C Nikola Jokić dropped 61 points while posting a triple-double in a double-overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Golden State Warriors G Steph Curry lit up the Memphis Grizzlies for 52 as the NBA playoff race heats up.