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.

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.

A couple of the top teams in the West meet again for their second game in as many days when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Denver Nuggets at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.