Telling reporters afterward that he's "playing the best basketball of my life," Denver star Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists, as his Nuggets defeated the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.

Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokić each contributed 24 points and double-digit rebounds, but their efforts weren’t enough against a Thunder team with the edge in field goal percentage, three-point percentage, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals.

Oklahoma City made its statement on Sunday afternoon. Against the former 2023 NBA Champions, Oklahoma City throttled a Denver Nuggets team at home by 24 points