Overview
- Jokic produced 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists for the NBA’s first 55-15-15 stat line, scoring a record 18 points in overtime as Denver set a single-OT team mark with 27.
- Minnesota erased a 15-point deficit and Anthony Edwards forced overtime with a corner 3, then was ejected after two technicals and finished with 44 points.
- Denver prevailed without starters Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle) and with Cameron Johnson projected to miss 4–6 weeks due to a knee bone bruise.
- The win capped an 8–2 stretch as Denver begins a season-long seven-game trip, opening at Orlando.
- After the game, the Timberwolves listed Edwards as questionable for their next contest with right-shoulder soreness in the team’s status report.