Jokic Out For 4 Weeks After Knee Injury
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Jokic is the favorite to win a fourth MVP award this season. But after suffering a hyperextended knee during their last game against the Miami Heat, he is expected to miss at least four weeks. With Denver set to play 16 games during that span, he's almost certainly out of MVP contention.
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Nikola Jokic breaks Steph Curry's record with 18 points in OT and Nuggets set mark with 27 OT points
Jamal Murray, who added 35 points, blocked Rudy Gobert's putback and dished to Tim Hardaway for a 3. After Julius Randle made two free throws, Jokic hit another 3-pointer, then tied it 126-all with a floating jump shot with 1:26 remaining.
The Nuggets beat the Wolves, 142-138, in overtime thanks to a historic performance from Jokic that again makes him the MVP front-runner and asserts his place among the game’s all-time greats. Jokic finished with 56 points, 16 rebounds, and 15 assists, setting multiple NBA records in the process: