THE Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists and became the second player in history NBA who achieves such performance in a match, in victory (144-139) of the Nuggets over the Nets in overtime.
Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon they each had 24 points for Denver, while Russell Westbrook added 22 points.
Dennis Schroeder scored 28 points for Brooklyn, with 17 of them in the second period. Cam Thomas had 26 and Cam Johnson 20. Nick Claxton had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
In MinnesotaKyrie Irving scored 16 of his 35 points in the 3rd period, Luka Doncic finished with 24 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds in a 120-114 win over the Timberwolves in the first game of last year’s Finals rematch of the West.
Anthony Edwards had 24 of 37 points of in the 1st period, having 7/13 shots. PJ Washington added 17 points and 8 rebounds for Dallas, which played its second straight night after beating the Jazz (110-102). THE Julius Randle had 20 points, 7 rebounds and as many assists for the Timberwolves.
NBA results in detail
Nets-Nuggets 139-144
Timberwolves-Mavericks 114-120
Jazz-Kings 96-113
Warriors-Pelicans 124-106
Source: Sport Fm
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