The Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic hit a career-high 61 points as he recorded the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history.
The Serb, a three-time MVP, claimed 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 140-139 overtime defeat by the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena.
The previous record was held by Jokic’s team-mate Russell Westbrook, who scored 57 points and made 13 rebounds and 11 assists for Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017.
Westbrook, who joined the Nuggets in 2024, missed a lay-up with 10 seconds remaining in overtime with the Nuggets leading 139-138.
He then fouled Nickeil Alexander-Walker in trying to block a three-point attempt with 0.1 seconds on the clock.
Alexander-Walker made two of the three free throws to seal a dramatic Timberwolves victory.
The Timberwolves are seventh in the Western Conference and the Nuggets third.
Meanwhile, two-time MVP Stephen Curry hit 12 three-pointers in a 52-point haul as the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 134-125 at FedEx Forum.
Victory lifted the Warriors above the Grizzlies and into fifth in the Western Conference.
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