DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 31 factors, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists and the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in time beyond regulation Friday night time after shedding a 21-point lead.
Jokic grew to become the primary NBA participant with a triple-double of at the least 30 factors, 20 rebounds and 20 assists. He tied his personal workforce document together with his twenty ninth triple-double of the season, stretching his profession complete to 149.
Aaron Gordon made a career-high seven 3-pointers and had 27 factors for Denver. Kevin Durant scored 29 factors for Phoenix, hitting a 3-pointer at regulation buzzer to ship it into time beyond regulation.
Jokic opened the additional interval with a floater within the lane to spark a 7-0 run. The Nuggets led by 11 after Christian Braun’s dunk and layup with 51 seconds left.
Three nights after overcoming a 23-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-117 at dwelling, the Suns trailed 85-64 within the third and reduce it to heading into the fourth. They went forward 122-120 within the last minute, however Denver answered and took a 125-122 lead on Braun’s 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left.
Suns: Devin Booker scored 16 of his 34 factors within the fourth quarter, however was scoreless in time beyond regulation. Mason Plumlee had 18 factors and 11 rebounds.
Nuggets: Denver leads the league in assists at 31 per recreation and matched that via three quarters and completed with 38.
Denver outscored Phoenix 12-2 within the first 2:48 of time beyond regulation.
The Nuggets, who entered the night time twenty eighth within the NBA in 3-pointers per recreation with 12, hit that mark on Gordon’s fifth of the night time with 4:58 left within the second quarter. They completed 21 of 40.
The Suns are at Dallas on Sunday. The Nuggets play the primary of two straight video games at Oklahoma Metropolis on Sunday night time.
