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Ingram has triple-double to help Pelicans rout Nuggets
DENVER (AP) — Brandon Ingram had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season and the New Orleans Pelicans took advantage of Nikola Jokic’s absence to beat the Denver Nuggets 107-88 on Thursday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 12...
Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf. That scuttled the highly anticipated showdown between MVP frontrunners...
76ers' Embiid sitting out showdown with Nuggets' Jokic
The showdown between MVP front-runners fizzled Monday when Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was ruled out against the Nuggets and star Nikola Jokic because of a sore right calf. “He's been complaining about it. Today in shootaround he just didn't like the way he was moving...
Nuggets beat Bucks 129-106 in clash of conference leaders
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 assists, Jamal Murray finished with 26 points and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 on Saturday night in a late-season showdown of the NBA’s conference leaders. Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points...
Jokic scores 31, Nuggets pull away from Wizards 118-104
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 12 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets shook off a slow start and beat the short-handed Washington Wizards 118-104 on Wednesday night. Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points and Jamal Murray had 17 for Western Conference-leading Denver....
Jokic, Porter, Murray power Nuggets to 108-102 win over Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his 28th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter Jr. had 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-102 on Sunday. Jamal Murray scored 20 of his 25 points in the first...
Nuggets top Pistons to end skid, clinch Northwest Division
DETROIT (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have been so dominant this season that they've clinched the Northwest Division with a few weeks left in the regular season. Nikola Jokic deferred to teammates early before looking for his shot and finished with 30 points to help the Nuggets beat...
VanVleet has 36, Raptors hand Nuggets 4th straight loss
TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 36 points, O.G. Anunoby had 24 and the Toronto Raptors used a franchise-record, 49-point first quarter to beat Denver 125-110 on Tuesday, handing the slumping Nuggets their season-high fourth straight loss. Nikola Jokic scored 28 points, Michael...
Bridges, Nets withstand Jokic's triple-double, beat Nuggets
DENVER (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets withstood a late rally and another triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-120 on Sunday. Nic Claxton had 20 points and Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie added 15 points each for...
Spurs overcome Jokic's triple-double to top Nuggets 128-120
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists by Nikola Jokic to stun the Denver Nuggets 128-120 on Friday night before an announced sellout. “It felt great,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said....
