On Friday evening, the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.

The game came down to the final seconds, but the Nuggets ended up losing by a score of 119-116 to fall to 2-3 in their first five games.

Despite the loss, 2024 MVP Nikola Jokic finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, 13 assists, three steals and one block while shooting 8/16 from the field and 2/3 from the three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time.

He has had a historic start to the 2024-25 NBA season.

Via StatMamba: “Nikola Jokic this season:

152 PTS
58 REB
50 AST

First player in NBA history to record 150/50/50 in the first five games of a season”

Jokic is now averaging 30.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per contest while shooting 56.1% from the field in his first five games.

Following the Timberwolves, the Nuggets will return home to host the Utah Jazz on Saturday evening in Denver.

Via Hoop Central: “Nikola Jokic over the last 4 games:

41 PTS – 9 REB – 4 AST – 53% FG
40 PTS – 10 REB – 4 AST – 66% FG
29 PTS – 18 REB – 16 AST – 56% FG
26 PTS – 9 REB – 13 AST – 50% FG”

Jokic is in his tenth NBA season (all with Denver).

He has won three MVP Awards in the previous four seasons.