Career best

Jokić’s 56 is the best game of his career

Nikola Jokić had 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists on 15 for 21 shooting in 43 minutes, and the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 142-⁠138.

His Performance Score of +33.0 is the best of his 869 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the best game in the NBA this season.

He scored 18 of his 56 in the first quarter. He went 4 for 4 at the rim, 6 for 9 in the paint and 4 for 6 from 3. His 34 points from the field came on 21 shots, 12.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jamal Murray set up 6 of his 15 baskets. He scored 9 of his 56 after the game was decided.

His old best, +29.6, was 55 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists on 18 for 23 shooting in 34 minutes, a 130-⁠116 win at the Clippers on Nov. 12.

The game

Nuggets 142, Timberwolves 138Home, Dec. 25, 2025Box score and story ›

Nikola Jokić

22-23 FT42:36 min

Points1st 182nd 53rd 94th 6OT 18

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (56; his best before, 55). Before this game he averaged 28.9 points, 12.0 rebounds and 10.9 assists in 29 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 21 shots12.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointerOT, 2:01 leftchance to win 16% to 30%
Guarded by: Randle: 39 poss, 20 ptsGobert: 16 poss, 11 ptsMcDaniels: 14 poss, 10 pts
He guarded: Randle: 30 poss, 11 ptsGobert: 29 poss, 5 ptsMcDaniels: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.79 miles3.93 mph on average120 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball6 box-outs4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +33.0+0.66 wins added90.0% true shooting32.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 25, 2025vs MIN	W 142-138	43	56	16	15	0	2	15-21	4-6	22-23	5	+15	+33.0
2	Nov. 12, 2025at LAC	W 130-116	34	55	12	6	1	1	18-23	5-6	14-16	2	+28	+29.6
3	Oct. 20, 2018vs PHX	W 119-91	31	35	11	11	4	1	11-11	3-3	10-11	0	+29	+28.9
4	Jan. 19, 2022vs LAC	W 130-128	41	49	14	10	3	1	16-25	3-5	14-16	5	+15	+26.4
5	Nov. 10, 2024vs DAL	W 122-120	38	37	18	15	3	0	13-21	3-3	8-8	4	+13	+25.8

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Nuggets 130, Clippers 116Away, Nov. 12, 2025Box score and story ›

Nikola Jokić

14-16 FT33:34 min

Points1st 252nd 83rd 194th 3

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (55; his best before, 35). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 26.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 11.4 assists in 10 regular-season games.

Shot making: 41 points from the field on 23 shots15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a cutting layup3rd quarter, 8:22 leftchance to win 63% to 68%
Guarded by: Zubac: 27 poss, 16 ptsLopez: 11 poss, 19 ptsHarden: 11 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Zubac: 31 poss, 8 ptsLopez: 9 poss, 3 ptsHarden: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.13 miles3.80 mph on average91 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections2 shots contested2 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +29.6+0.35 wins added91.5% true shooting39.0% usage