{"id":2468,"date":"2025-04-02T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:04:11","slug":"jokic-sets-nba-record-with-61-point-triple-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2468","title":{"rendered":"Jokic sets NBA record with 61-point triple-double"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Nikola Jokic recorded the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history with 61 points, but the Denver Nuggets fell 140-139 in overtime against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time MVP added 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a career-best performance, surpassing the previous triple-double scoring record of 57 points set by Russell Westbrook in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by NBA (@nba)<\/p>\n<p>Westbrook, now a Nuggets teammate, had a chance to secure the win but missed a lay-up with 10 seconds remaining. He then fouled Nickeil Alexander-Walker on a last-second three-point attempt, allowing the Timberwolves guard to sink two of three free throws for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota secured the win despite missing Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo, who were serving suspensions following a brawl with the Detroit Pistons. The Timberwolves sit seventh in the Western Conference, while the Nuggets are third.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by NBA (@nba)<\/p>\n<p>Curry\u2019s 52-Point Masterclass Lifts Warriors<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Curry delivered another standout performance, hitting 12 three-pointers on his way to 52 points in the Golden State Warriors&#8217; 134-125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The guy&#8217;s 37 years old \u2013 it&#8217;s incredible,&#8221; said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. &#8220;Fifty-two points with defenders all over him. The conditioning, skill, and belief\u2014it&#8217;s amazing to watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the win, Golden State moved above Memphis into fifth place in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by NBA (@nba)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikola Jokic recorded the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history with 61 points, but the Denver Nuggets fell 140-139 in overtime against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena. The three-time MVP added 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a career-best performance, surpassing the previous triple-double scoring record of 57 points set by Russell Westbrook in 2017. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}