Serbian Nikola Jokic became the Denver Nuggets’ all-time assists record in a 122-118 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Jokic, winner of the last two NBA Most Valuable Player awards, made his 3,680th career assist to surpass Alex English’s record for the franchise.
Former Utah Jazz player John Stockton holds the NBA record with 15,806.
The Nuggets have won eight straight and lead the Western Conference just over halfway through the 82-game season.
They are half a game ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies, who tied their winning record by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers for an 11th straight win.
Steven Adams made the winning field goal with 16.6 seconds left as the Grizzlies prevailed 115-114.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, the Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-98, while the Washington Wizards won 116-105 over the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-122.
The Charlotte Hornets beat fellow struggling Houston Rockets 122-117, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 126-106, the Utah Jazz won 126-103 against the LA Clippers and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-111.
