By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic delivered his 49th career triple-double in the NBA as the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 126-96.
Jokic scored 19 points on 8-10 shooting while also adding 13 assists and 11 rebounds. Jamal Murray scored 26 and Michael Porter Jr 20 points.
On the other side, Darius Bazely scored 22. Theo Maledon spent 32 minutes on the court but couldn’t find his rhythm, missing all six attempts to score from the field and making one of the two free throws. He dished out six assists, grabbed three boards and stole the ball once.
Luka Doncic with 27 and Kristaps Porzingis with 18 points led the way for the Mavs who logged a 115-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Harden had 29 points for the Nets who played without Kevin Durant as well as Kyrie Irving.
Despite Nikola Vucevic’s 34-point effort, the Orlando Magic were outclassed by the Utah Jazz with 123-109 on the scoreboards.
Vucevic also grabbed eight boards while Evan Fournier added 16 points. For the winning side, Donovan Mitchell scored 31 while Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 16 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic scored ten.
Domantas Sabonis had 15 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in the loss to New York Knicks while Davis Bertans with 19 points helped out Bradley Beal to push the Wizards past Minnesota. Moe Wagner scored 12.
Jakob Poeltl had six points and 11 boards in the Spurs‘ win over New Orleans while Willy Hernangomez had 12 points for the latter. Cleveland managed to upset the Sixers despite 42 points by Joel Embiid. Furkan Korkmaz scored eight in the duel that got decided after overtime.
Results
Philadelphia 76ers – Cleveland Cavaliers 109-112
Washington Wizards – Minnesota Timberwolves 128-112
New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers 110-107
Orlando Magic – Utah Jazz 109-124
San Antonio Spurs – New Orleans Pelicans 117-114
Brooklyn Nets – Dallas Mavericks 98-115