Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves have picked up their third straight win, defeating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 140-139.
During the matchup against the Timberwolves, Jokic had one of the best games of his career. The Nuggets center posted 61 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
After recording the first 60-point triple-double in a loss in NBA history, Edwards shared high praise for Jokic.
Edwards deemed Jokic "incredible," mentioning that he might be the best player he's ever seen, besides himself.
"That might have been the best game of my life that I've been a part of. Nikola Jokic, bruh," Edwards said. "My God. He might be the best basketball player I've ever seen close-up, besides myself. He's incredible, bruh."
Anthony Edwards: "That might have been the best game of my life that I've been a part of. Nikola Jokic, bruh. My God. He might be the best basketball player I've ever seen close-up, besides myself to myself. He's incredible, bruh."
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) April 2, 2025
Jokic has been vying for the NBA MVP award all season. He ranked top three in the NBA in terms of average points, rebounds and assists, recording 29.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game.
He has led the Denver Nuggets to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference standings with a 47-29 record.
Edward has also posted an incredible league average. So far this season, Edwards has recorded 27.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
In there Timberwolves' win over the Nuggets, Edwards posted 34 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
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This story was originally published April 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM.