The NBA slate for Tuesday was a massive one as it featured a ton of good matchups between many of the top teams in the NBA.
Of course, two of the most highly anticipated matchups came between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies as well as the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets.
Both games lived up to the hype as the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 134-125 behind a historic performance from their point guard Stephen Curry.
Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry during the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies. Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Curry led the way for Golden State as he recorded 52 points including 12 three-pointers to go along with 10 rebounds, eight assists and five steals as he led the Warriors to a crucial victory over the Nuggets.
Later in the night, the Timberwolves and Nuggets needed two overtimes to decide a winner which came down to a foul call with 0.1 seconds remaining, resulting in a victory for Minnesota.
Despite the loss for the Nuggets, their star center Nikola Jokic put together a historic performance.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic drives to the basket against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle at Ball Arena. Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
Jokic scored a career-high 61 points and also added 10 rebounds and 10 assists as he recorded the most points in a triple-double in NBA history.
With Curry and Jokic having incredible performances in their respective games, they combined to make sure that April 1, 2025, will go down as one of the most historic dates in NBA history.
This is due to the fact that it is the first date in NBA history where multiple former MVP winners scored 50 or more points in a game.
APRIL 1, 2025: A HISTORIC DATE
Tonight, Stephen Curry scored 52 PTS and Nikola Jokić scored 61 PTS.
It's the first date in NBA HISTORY where multiple former MVP winners scored 50+ PTS pic.twitter.com/2SGCnhtlWr
— NBA (@NBA) April 2, 2025
It was an incredible performance out of both players and one that fans and will never forget as two future Hall of Famers put together two of the greatest performances just hours apart from each other.
Of course, the Warriors were able to grab a massive victory where the Nuggets fell despite Jokic's incredible performance, but despite that, nothing can take away from how incredible of a performance both Curry and Jokic had on Tuesday as it goes into the NBA history books.
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This story was originally published April 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM.