There are at least three flops by Jokic that are going viral on social media, including one in which he fell backward to the floor after his momentum caused him to collide with Donte DiVincenzo, who left his feet and went vertical to defend Jokic with 20.5 seconds to go in overtime.

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:

Nikola Jokic is a three-time NBA MVP. Something like that doesn’t happen by fluke; he’s been the NBA’s best offensive player for years. The Denver Nuggets man has dealt with his excellence being normalized by this point.

Jokic on Thursday became the first player in NBA history to produce a 55-point, 15-assist, 15-rebound game. He set an NBA record by scoring 18 points in overtime as he led the Denver Nuggets to a 142-138 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a hard-fought contest that saw Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards ejected.

Nikola Jokic got a haircut immediately after his 56-point Christmas triple-double originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nikola Jokic apparently felt a bit weighed down en route to his 56-point, 16-rebound, 15-assist triple-double on Christmas night.

The performance of the year might've coincided with the game of the year in the NBA as the Wolves and Nuggets played an instant classic.

Nikola Jokic’s two highest-scoring games of his career have been in Denver’s last two home games against the Timberwolves.

David Adelman has a couple of decades to get some Jelen in the refrigerator for an all-time rewatch. “They’re going to show this game 20 years from now, and I’ll crack open a beer and watch it,” Adelman said after another historic night from Nikola Jokic in Denver’s 142-138 overtime win over Minnesota on Thursday

Jokic put up a 56-point triple-double in a 142-138 Denver Nuggets victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves that ended just before midnight Christmas night.

Nikola Jokić put together possibly the greatest Christmas Day performance in NBA history to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 142-138 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Merry Christmas, NBA fans! The biggest day in the NBA’s regular season is upon us, as there are five terrific games to enjoy all throughout Christmas Day, inclu