Jokic's triple-double leads Nuggets past Timberwolves
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The NBA's courtside statistics system at Target Center crashed in the third quarter of Saturday's Nuggets-Timberwolves game, leading the final score to be the only statistic available when the game ended.
The Nuggets believe they have the roster to contend for a championship. With the help of strong bench play, they have won seven in a row.
-The Nuggets grab a road win against the Timberwolves. Denver rode a 68-52 second half to this comeback victory. This marks their seventh-straight victory, despite missing two starters in this game. Nikola Jokić had yet another triple-double in that victory.
The Denver Nuggets are riding a six-game winning streak heading into Saturday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they could be in for some trouble.
Once the defense started getting stops, the Wolves got back into the game. Naz Reid had his best half of the season with a team-high 17 points in the first half, bringing the Wolves from down double-digits, to up by as many as seven points in the second quarter.
Lakers 119, Bucks 95: Dončić poured in 41 points to outduel fellow Kia MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo (32 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast) as the Lakers never trailed by more than one for their eighth win in their last 10 games. | Recap
Jokić scored 55 points in a 130-116 road win Wednesday against the LA Clippers at Intuit Dome. It only took three quarters for Jokić to reach the 50-point mark, 52 to be exact. That display of bucket getting impressed Gordon.
Numbers game $81 million – the amount remaining on the final three years of Kris Bryant’s contract with the Rockies. Bryant’s status is high on the to-do list of new boss Paul DePodesta. Box office $63 – for a ticket on Seat Geek to see Jokic
The NBA had a small slate of five games on Saturday night with some big names trying to add more wins for their teams. Luka Dončić faced Giannis Antetokounmpo in a battle of MVP candidates required to do more with limited rosters. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets hoped to keep their winning ways in respective games for West seeding.