Jokic's 56-point triple-double powers Nuggets past Timberwolves in OT

— 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.
Dec 26, 2025, 02:22 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--MIN
100%
--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Julius Randle misses 16-foot fade away jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
  • Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Julius Randle misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Bruce Brown makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naz Reid misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Edwards makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Bones Hyland misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 37-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses running layup
  • Julius Randle makes running layup (Bones Hyland assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Bones Hyland misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot driving dunk (Naz Reid assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 10-foot fade away jump shot
  • Naz Reid makes 2-foot running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 2-foot hook shot
  • Naz Reid makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Bones Hyland makes running layup (Naz Reid assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Bones Hyland misses driving floating jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Julius Randle makes 2-foot layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
  • Julius Randle misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Jaylen Clark misses driving layup
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jaylen Clark makes 7-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Julius Randle makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Julius Randle misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Spencer Jones makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Spencer Jones makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses tip shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
  • Jamal Murray makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Julius Randle misses two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle makes two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Julius Randle misses driving layup
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point shot
  • Julius Randle makes two point shot
  • Bruce Brown misses layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot running dunk (Bones Hyland assists)
  • Bones Hyland makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Bones Hyland makes 28-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes driving dunk (Bones Hyland assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes running layup
  • Bruce Brown makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes 2-foot driving dunk
  • Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses 18-foot fade away jump shot
  • Naz Reid makes 5-foot two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)
  • Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
  • Bones Hyland misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running layup
  • Bruce Brown makes tip shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown misses running layup
  • Spencer Jones makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes running layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses two point shot
  • Spencer Jones makes tip shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jaden McDaniels makes running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses heave jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Spencer Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Spencer Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses tip in dunk
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw
  • Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 3-foot layup (Julius Randle assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bones Hyland misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Bones Hyland misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bones Hyland makes 1-foot two point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN
(20-11)
(20-11, 8-6 Away)
o237.5
-110
-1.5
-105
o238.5
-115
-115
Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN
(22-8)
(22-8, 10-5 Home)
-4.5
-105
+1.5
-115
u238.5
-105
-105
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