For the game, they will be without their best player, as three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has been ruled out. Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 12.8 rebounds, 10.2 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 57.

Nikola Jokić put up 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an outrageous performance, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Denver Nuggets from losing 140-139 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a double OT classic.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic made NBA history on Tuesday night with his 61-point performance, but it was not enough to get past the Minnesota Timberwolves.

As the Nuggets prepare for the postseason, the health of Jokic is of all-time importance. He has been ruled out for the game against the Spurs due to an ankle injury, per RotoWire. While the severity of the injury is unknown, it's a tough blow for Denver, who will need their MVP-caliber player for a playoff push.

After watching Russell Westbrook come up short against the Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic came to the defense of the Nuggets' point guard.

If there's only one person on the Denver Nuggets who deserves to be mad at Russell Westbrook for his poor decision-making in a 140-139 double overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, it's the iconic Nikola Jokic.

They needed him, the weight of a playoff-level intensity resting on scratched-up shoulders, and so Nikola Jokic didn’t come off the floor.

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.

After an incredibly heartbreaking loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets have to immediately get right back into a game ag