Jokic scores 41 points and leads Nuggets past Timberwolves 116-107 to take lead in West

— Nikola Jokic minimized the matchup between teams tied atop the Western Conference standings, then put on a show for the ages — and for anyone still doubting he's the best player on the planet.
Apr 11, 2024, 07:23 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Naz Reid misses two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Mike Conley makes driving layup
  • Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 1-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
  • Naz Reid makes dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup (Mike Conley assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Rudy Gobert misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes three point jumper
  • Monte Morris makes 24-foot three pointer (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Christian Braun misses two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Reggie Jackson misses driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 1-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Naz Reid makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Monte Morris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kyle Anderson makes 14-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 2-foot hook shot
  • Reggie Jackson misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Reggie Jackson misses two point shot
  • Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Reggie Jackson misses driving layup
  • Kyle Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Reggie Jackson makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Reggie Jackson misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Naz Reid makes driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Monte Morris misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Mike Conley makes driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Mike Conley makes 24-foot three point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes tip shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving layup
  • Mike Conley makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Naz Reid makes driving layup (Mike Conley assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
  • Naz Reid makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Naz Reid misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Naz Reid misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Reggie Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Monte Morris misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Reggie Jackson misses driving layup
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Naz Reid misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses 14-foot jumper
  • Mike Conley misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Reggie Jackson makes driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
  • Mike Conley makes 25-foot three pointer (Naz Reid assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes dunk (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Christian Braun makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid makes two point shot
  • Christian Braun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Christian Braun makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Leonard Miller makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Josh Minott makes dunk (Daishen Nix assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Daishen Nix makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Daishen Nix makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)
  • Josh Minott makes 22-foot three point jumper (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
  • Daishen Nix makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leonard Miller assists)
  • Reggie Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Reggie Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Wendell Moore Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Julian Strawther misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Julian Strawther misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Leonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Leonard Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
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