Nikola Jokic totaled 22 factors, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for his league-leading twenty eighth triple-double because the Denver Nuggets took management within the first quarter and led just about all the method in a 108-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday afternoon in New York.
Michael Porter Jr. led all scorers with 28 factors to go together with 9 boards, because the Nuggets (48-24) received for the second time in seven video games after taking a six-point loss to the New York Knicks Saturday afternoon. Jamal Murray added all 25 of his factors within the first half as Denver shot 52.5 % from the sector, marking the fifth straight sport it shot at the least 50 %.
Jokic made 9 of 12 pictures and recorded his 104th profession triple-double and second in as many weeks towards the Nets. Every week in the past in Denver, the middle totaled 35 factors, 20 rebounds and 11 assists in a two-point loss.
Jokic, Porter and Murray had been a mixed 28 of 49 from the ground and likewise mixed for 21 of Denver’s 31 assists.
Mikal Bridges scored a team-high 23 factors for the Nets (39-32), who dropped their third straight and fell 2 1/2 video games behind the fifth-place Knicks within the Eastern Conference. Nic Claxton added 19 factors and Cameron Johnson contributed 14 as Brooklyn shot 46.3 % general but in addition missed 23 of 35 3-point tries.
Murray capped a 20-point opening quarter, the place the Nuggets shot 59.1 %, by hitting a 16-footer with 16 seconds left for a 33-21 lead. After Claxton’s three-point play moved the Nets inside 42-38, the Nuggets outscored Brooklyn 21-10 over the ultimate 6:07 and consecutive hoops by Murray made it 63-48 at halftime.
Jokic scored Denver’s closing eight factors of the third quarter because the Nuggets outscored the Nets 15-5 over the ultimate five-plus minutes of the interval to grab a 91-71 lead going into the fourth.
Jokic reached his newest triple-double with 6:05 left when he handed out of a double staff to Bruce Brown, who hit a simple layup for a 100-81 lead.
After the Nets ripped off a 17-2 run to get inside 100-93, Murray discovered Porter, who hit a nook 3-pointer when Johnson left him uncovered with 3:23 remaining. The Nets missed one other likelihood at inching nearer when Johnson missed an open triple with 2:16 to go, and Denver iced it when Gordon hit a layup and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a trey.
