With only five games remaining, here are five reasons why Jokić may be awarded his would-be fourth MVP award. If Jokić ends the season in the position he currently occupies in four major categories, he will become the first player in NBA history to do so.

After Stephen Curry went for 52 points and 12 3-pointers, Nikola Jokić put up a career-high 61 points on the Timberwolves in what was one of the wildest regular-season games you will ever see.  For the record,

Already a 3-time Kia MVP award winner, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić may be putting up his most jaw-dropping season yet.

At this point, it seems there's not much more Nikola Jokić can do to win his fourth NBA MVP. It seems like the decision that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would win the award was made a while ago. Though, a ridiculous record-setting 61-point triple-double by Jokić on Tuesday night did at least move the odds.

The Timberwolves won a double OT thriller in part thanks to Edwards, but he felt compelled to give the proper flowers.

If he ever played against Nikola Jokic, Shaquille O'Neal believes he would dominate the Joker by scoring 40 points.

If Jokić were to win, he would become the sixth player in NBA history with at least four MVP awards. The current group includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five), LeBron James (four) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).

Jokić's 29.7 points and 10.2 assists per game have generated a total of 3,485 points over 65 appearances. Meanwhile, Gilgeous-Alexander's nightly averages of 32.

What's more, the buzzer-beater on Friday gave Jokić 16,003 career points. That makes him the fastest player in NBA history (739 games) to reach 16,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists. The previous fastest was Larry Bird, who reached those figures in 799 games.