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Nikola Jokic scoring a career-high 61 and the most points ever in yet another triple-double would be a feat good enough to land on this morning's good list.
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Russell Westbrook sends a pass inside to Zeke Nnaji for an easy score down low vs. the Spurs.
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One would think that Nikola Jokic scoring a career-high 61 and the most points ever in yet another triple-double would be a feat good enough to land on this morning's good list. But within the last 15 seconds of double overtime,
The difference? Curry's performance came in a win, while Jokić's showing was spoiled by a pair of late-game Russell Westbrook gaffes that pretty much gift-wrapped a double-overtime victory to Minnesota after Denver appeared to have the game in hand.
During the second overtime of the game, Russell Westbrook committed a series of costly mistakes that ultimately led to Denver losing to the Timberwolves. These include missing an easy lay-up with 17.7 seconds left and fouling Nickeil Alexander-Walker towards the end, which led to a couple of free throws that secured the victory for Minnesota.
After the unexpected loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Russell Westbrook was caught on camera confronting a fan in a heated exchange.
Jokic has won three of the last four MVP awards and has been excellent again this season. He’s averaging a career-best 29.7 points per game, along with 12.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists. He could join Oscar Robertson and his teammate Westbrook as the only players in NBA history to average a triple double over the course of an entire season.
On the Minnesota side was Anthony Edwards, who was quiet for most of the game until the fourth quarter began. He entered the frame with 10 points on the night and left with 23, with six of them coming on back-to-back 3-pointers to help swing the game in regulation.
ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith doesn't view Russell Westbrook's mishaps in the Nuggets' loss to the Timberwolves for one specific reason.
On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and Jason Goff react to Russell Westbrook's blunders that ruined a historic night for Nikola Jokic, Steph Curry is refreshed and Draymond Green's issues with past eras of the NBA.
The Russell Westbrook experience never fails to live up to expectations. In the final seconds of double overtime with a one-point lead, Westbrook just about single-handedly lost the Nuggets a critical game against the Timberwolves with two embarrassing late-game gaffes.