"The box score leaves little room for argument in the other direction. It's hard to craft a better basketball game than one that features one star (Nikola Jokic) putting up a 56-15-16, another (Anthony Edwards) punching back with 44 points, and both teams combining to score 50 points in a five-minute overtime period. More importantly, this game had what every potential Game Of The Year needs, which is minutes-long stretches of pure mania."
"It took a little while for things to get going. The first three-and-half quarters of this game were good fun and featured plenty of high-level basketball, but for most of the game it looked like the Nuggets, even missing three starters to injury, were going to cruise to a relatively comfortable victory. Jokic was crafting one of his typically absurd box scores-doomed to be forgotten as soon as the next one arrives in a few days-Edwards was struggling to get much going with a sore shoulder, and the Nuggets were maintaining a double-digit lead. With 5:35 left to play, the Nuggets were up 106-91 and Edwards had 20 points. Denver would get outscored 24-9 the rest of the way, with Edwards scoring 13 of those points, including a game-tying three-pointer from the corner with one second left:"
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-138 in overtime. Nikola Jokic recorded 56 points, 15 rebounds and 16 assists while Anthony Edwards scored 44 points. Both teams combined to score 50 points in a five-minute overtime period. The game included lengthy stretches of frenetic action and a dramatic late comeback: the Nuggets led 106-91 with 5:35 remaining before being outscored 24-9. Edwards scored 13 points in that span, capped by a corner three with one second left to force overtime. Several Nuggets starters missed the game due to injury, yet Jokic continued to dominate.
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