Nikola Jokic had his fifth straight triple-double earlier than the fourth quarter, ending with 35 factors, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists to assist the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 on Thursday evening.
Jokic has an NBA-leading 20 triple-doubles this season, 14 earlier than the fourth quarter. He had 20 factors and 20 rebounds earlier than the top of the third quarter.
The Nuggets led by 22 at halftime and used a 14-5 run on the finish of the third, capped by Jokic’s 66-foot heave on the buzzer, to take a 25-point lead.
Domantas Sabonis had 23 factors and 17 rebounds for Sacramento. The Kings misplaced for the third time in 13 video games since Doug Christie took over because the interim coach.
The Kings scored the primary 14 factors of the fourth and acquired as shut as 126-121.
Kings: Faced a tricky back-to-back after beating Golden State at residence Wednesday evening. They had a livid rally to make it shut however couldn’t make up a 25-point deficit.
Nuggets: Jokic, voted an All-Star starter, had 12 factors within the fourth quarter. Christian Braun had 21 factors, and Michael Porter Jr. had 20 factors for Denver, which received 4 straight.
The Kings might have packed it in after Jokic’s basket from three-quarter courtroom, however they acquired after Denver at first of the fourth. They introduced Jokic again in as an alternative of taking off one other fourth quarter.
Doug McDermott, who was taken by the Nuggets in 2014 and traded to Chicago on draft evening, was 5 of seven from 3-point vary within the fourth quarter to get the Kings inside two possessions.
The Kings proceed their six-game journey at New York on Saturday evening. The Nuggets start a five-game journey at Minnesota on Saturday.
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