Nuggets' Nikola Jokic had the most on-brand response to his 56-16-15 stat line

Jeremy Beren

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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic had the most on-brand response to his 56-16-15 stat line image

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Even by Nikola Jokic's lofty standards, his 56-point triple-double on Christmas night was pretty impressive.

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.

Jokic though was the center of attention, as he bolstered his case for a fourth MVP award.

When asked though how he would look back on this instantly-iconic performance, Jokic gave the most Jokic response possible to arguably the most spectacular of his 15 triple-doubles this season.

"I had a good game, of course," Jokic said. "I don't know what I'm going to look back and say. Really good game."

With the victory, the Nuggets gained some separation over the Los Angeles Lakers, who suffered a blowout loss to the Houston Rockets on Christmas Day.

The Nuggets sit third in the Western Conference, 2.5 games ahead of the Lakers and 3.5 games behind the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

The second-seeded Spurs, which beat the Thunder once again on Christmas, are one game ahead of Jokic and the Nuggets.

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