Overview
- Nikola Jokic powered Denver past Minnesota 142-138 in overtime with 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists after the Timberwolves forced an extra period.
- As only the second 50-15-15 triple-double ever recorded, Jokic’s night included 18 points in overtime to seal the win, according to game accounts.
- The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Houston Rockets 96-119 for a third straight loss, with Maximilian Kleber playing just over six minutes and scoring two points.
- Houston’s Amen Thompson scored 26 and Kevin Durant added 25, while Alperen Sengün contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds in the road win.
- The Warriors defeated the Mavericks 126-116 despite rookie Cooper Flagg’s 27 points, and the article noted Denver in third with the Lakers, Timberwolves and Rockets closely bunched in the West.