Nikola Jokic had 28 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his tenth triple-double of the season, Jamal Murray scored 18 factors, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 on Friday evening.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 16 factors, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 14, Bones Hyland and Bruce Brown scored 13 apiece and Aaron Gordon added 12 factors and 10 rebounds for Denver.
Caris LeVert scored 22 factors, Darius Garland had 21, Cedi Osman added 15, Jarrett Allen scored 13, Evan Mobley completed with 12 and Kevin Love had 10 factors for the Cavaliers.
Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell sat out for relaxation.
The sport was tight all through the primary half with each groups main by 5 at totally different factors. Denver ended the second quarter on a 9-2 run to guide 62-58 at intermission.
Jokic opened the second half with two 3-pointers and Murray had a tip-in and a 3-pointer to provide the Nuggets a 75-62 lead with 8:52 left within the third.
Garland, Mobley and LeVert had baskets in a fast 6-0 run for the Cavaliers, however Denver obtained it again as much as a 12-point lead on one other 3-pointer by Jokic. LeVert sank two free throws to make it 88-79 late within the third, Hyland drained a pair of 3-pointers and Raul Neto made one from deep to chop the deficit to 94-82 heading into the fourth.
Murray hit a jumper to begin the fourth. The sport was delayed for simply 38 seconds so the backboard at Cleveland’s basket could possibly be adjusted to be stage.
When play resumed, Nuggets backup heart DeAndre Jordan was referred to as for a flagrant foul on Lamar Stevens, who hit each free throws. Mobley dunked and Garland hit a layup and a free throw to get the Cavaliers inside 100-91.
Hyland fed Jordan for an alley-oop after which made a layup to push the result in 104-91. Cleveland made 4 straight free throws to get the deficit underneath 10, however Denver responded with seven straight factors to go forward by 16 with 4:43 left and closed it out.
