Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a convincing triumph against the Brooklyn Nets with a score of 124-101.
This marked the third consecutive victory for the Colorado franchise, bringing their current record to 17-9, securing the second position in the Western Conference standings. The only team ahead of them is the Minnesota Timberwolves with a record of 18-5.
The game unfolded in a single direction right from the start, and apart from two ties early in the first quarter, the Brooklyn Nets never took the lead. Denver Nuggets had a significant 13-point advantage at halftime, and they continued their dominance by adding 38 points in the third period. Following that, Mike Malone decided to pull the starters, giving more opportunities to the reserves who successfully finished the job.
Nikola Jokic concluded the game with 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, marking his 115th career triple-double with only 12 field goal attempts, of which he made eight. This was his tenth triple-double performance of the season, filling three statistical columns with double-digit figures. In doing so, he became the first player in the NBA to achieve a double-digit number of triple-doubles in each of seven consecutive seasons.
He was accompanied by Payton Watson with 18 points, while Jamal Murray stopped at 16. In the Brooklyn Nets lineup, Spencer Dinwiddie contributed 17 points.