It was a dominant night for Nikola Jokic during the Denver Nuggets ' overtime 142-138 Christmas Day victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, and one where he also found his way to a never-before-seen stat line in NBA history.

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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.

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, then got himself a new fade before he even made it to his postgame press conference.

Jokić's 56-point triple-double, his second on Christmas, was the third-best scoring performance on the holiday in NBA history.

Anthony Edwards scored 44 points, including the tying three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in regulation, but was ejected late in OT by officials.

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

Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by Yahoo Sports NBA reporter Kelly Iko to react to Nikola Jokić’s MVP-esque performance in the Denver Nuggets’ overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas.