DENVER -- The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a career- and NBA-best 61-point triple-double performance from Nikola Jokic to outlast the Denver Nuggets 140-139 in double overtime on Tuesday night.
Jokic's 61 points -- the most by a player in the NBA this season -- were also the most points in a triple-double in NBA history. Jokic, who played 52 minutes, 38 seconds, had 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He didn't leave the floor after halftime.
"Nikola came up to me after the third quarter and said, 'Coach, I'm good. Leave me in there.