Nikola Jokic will get his tenth triple-double of the season because the Nuggets beat the Nets 124-101
DENVER — Nikola Jokic grew to become the primary NBA participant with not less than 10 triple-doubles in seven straight seasons because the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-101 on Thursday night time for his or her third consecutive win.
Jokic had 26 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in his one hundred and fifteenth profession triple-double through the common season. Denver additionally was bolstered by the return of Jamal Murray, who missed Tuesday’s recreation at Chicago with ankle soreness. He scored 16 factors, and Peyton Watson added 18 for the defending champion Nuggets.
“Hey, with Nikola, life becomes a lot easier,” Denver coach Michael Malone stated. “He’s just a heck of a player – 26 points, 10 assists, 15 boards, getting to the foul line and doing it in an efficient manner. But what I was probably most pleased about was Nikola’s defense. I wanted to be aggressive. I want to be at a level to be disruptive and I think Nikola set the tone with that tonight.”
Denver, which improved to 10-1 at residence, was particularly powerful on Brooklyn’s 3-point shooters. The Nuggets held the Nets to 26.7% from past the arc (8 of 30).
“Our defense was amazing,” Jokic stated. “I think defense won the game for us. It was good to have a win like that.”
Playing the second of back-to-back video games on the street, the Nets had been lacking Dennis Smith Jr., who didn’t make the journey whereas persevering with to recuperate from an upper-back damage. They had been led by Spencer Dinwiddie’s 17 factors, with Cam Thomas including 13.
Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn stated the Nets had been enjoying “a team that was rested and ready for us. It was a tough back-to-back, the emotional and mental part of it. We just didn’t have it tonight.”
Up by 13 at halftime, the Nuggets broke unfastened for 38 factors within the third quarter with Jokic placing the ending touches on the surge by driving for a layup within the waning seconds of the interval. They led 90-67 going into the fourth and went up 103-78 halfway by means of the interval on a breakaway dunk by Christian Braun.
Denver performed a lot of the ultimate interval with its reserves and maintained a double-digit lead the remainder of the best way.
Murray scored 14 factors within the first half when the Nuggets opened a 52-39 lead, the fewest factors they’ve allowed in a half all season.
UP NEXT
Nets: Visit the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night time.
Nuggets: Host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night time.
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