Overview
- Denver beat Minnesota 142-138 in overtime on Christmas, led by Nikola Jokic’s 56-point triple-double.
- Anthony Edwards scored 44 points on 14-of-25 shooting and was ejected with 20.5 seconds left in OT after two quick technicals.
- Video shows Edwards pointing at referees Scott Foster, Matt Myers and Scott Twardoski as he left and directing an explicit insult at them.
- Soon after, Edwards appeared in a Sprite-branded clip joking about the ejection by writing “I will not get t’d up” on a blackboard.
- Coach Chris Finch stressed cleaner defense and late-game execution ahead of Saturday’s home game versus the improving Nets, who have tightened their defense in December and expect Cam Thomas to play.