On Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in what was easily the game of the year.
Unfortunately, for how great the game was, the finish to it was absolute chaos. For everyone who wasn’t a Minnesota Timberwolves fan, it was arguably the worst possible way to finish a game of that magnitude.
Nikola Jokic put up a historic 61 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists on 62/55/79 shooting from the field. It was the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history.
Nikola Jokic now has the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history, per @StatMamba.
Unbelievable — MVP. 🗣️🔥 https://t.co/Wpl33jOLIs pic.twitter.com/KXA2FdJXFF
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 2, 2025
As great as Jokic was on Tuesday night, the bulk of the internet’s conversation surrounded Russell Westbrook and his decision-making to close the game.
In the final 17 seconds of the game, Westbrook secured a potential game-winning steal, decided to shoot an ill-advised layup, missed the layup, and then somehow fouled a three-point shot with 0.1 seconds left on the clock.
Russell Westbrook steal
Russell Westbrook missed layup
Russell Westbrook foul on a 3PANickeil Alexander-Walker sinks two FTs to win in 2OT.pic.twitter.com/3xJLjEOuLp
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) April 2, 2025
The entire sequence was one of the most chaotic finishes in NBA history, but one that unfortunately went in favor of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
WESTBROOK GETS CALLED FOR THE FOUL ON THE TWOLVES GAME-WINNING SHOT ATTEMPT.
NICKEIL ALEXANDER-WALKER WINS IT AT THE LINE 😱 pic.twitter.com/BzKPrFlcLp
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2025
The entire sequence set the internet on fire. Many couldn’t believe their eyes to see what happened, but at the same time expected it.
Lmao, you won’t believe this sequence. But covering Russ for his whole career, it’s not necessarily surprising pic.twitter.com/KmArfXCQx5
— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) April 2, 2025
In the grand scheme of things, the Denver Nuggets missed multiple free throws that would have put them up three points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the team shouldn’t have even been in that situation. At the same time, there was no reason for Westbrook to take the shot in transition.
I know it’s Russell Westbrook but I still can’t believe this actually happened 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/8bT9KWZkRS
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 2, 2025
After the loss, the Denver Nuggets are now 47-29, still good for the third seed in the Western Conference. However, they are now only half a game ahead of the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.
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