The traditional Christmas Day games in the NBA concluded with a historic performance by Nikola Jokić. The Denver Nuggets star scored 56 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and delivered 15 assists in a 142-138 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Earlier in the Christmas games, Houston defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119-96, Golden State beat Dallas 126-116, San Antonio won on the road against the champion Oklahoma City 117-102 and the New York Knicks defeated Cleveland 126-124.