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

Nikola Jokic went for 35 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists in a bounce-back win for the Nuggets on Monday at Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder.

Three-time Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic made 15 of his 20 shots and led the Nuggets to a win over Oklahoma City and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander despite starting Monday listed as questionable on Denve