The final game of the NBA Christmas Day slate was the best. The host Denver Nuggets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-138 in overtime, thanks to another brilliant performance by Nikola Jokic. The three-time MVP scored 56 points, pulled down 16 rebounds and dished out 15 assists. Jamal Murray added 35 points for Denver.

Forward OG Anunoby had a team-high 28 points for New York, guard Jalen Brunson added 25 points, and center Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Spurs had seven double-digit scores led by 21 points from Dylan Harper and 18 from Victor Wembanyama.

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The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at the Toyota Center on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

The budding rivalry between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs is among the NBA matchups on Christmas this year.

The NBA's extensive content creator initiatives takes center stage on Friday night ahead of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas.

The New York Knicks thumped the Toronto Raptors on Dec. 9 in a 117-101 NBA Cup quarterfinal victory fueled by a massive night from Jalen Brunson.

That's when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took over. After a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope three made it a 101-97 game with 5:39 remaining, the reigning MVP scored or assisted on five of the Thunder's next seven possessions over a stretch of three and a half minutes. By the time the flurry was over the Thunder were up, 115-99.