Tre Mann #23 of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder goes to the basket in opposition to Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets within the fourth quarter at Ball Area on March 02, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Matthew Stockman/Getty Pictures/AFP
Nikola Jokic had 35 factors, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Aaron Gordon added 20 factors and 9 rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder 113-107 on Saturday evening.
Will Barton scored 18 factors for the Nuggets (44-31), who earned a cut up of the four-game season sequence with Oklahoma Metropolis.
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Theo Maledon scored 20 factors, Aleksej Pokusevski completed with 17, Tre Mann added 15, Lindy Waters III 14, Isaiah Roby 12 and Aaron Wiggins 10 for the Thunder (21-53).
Oklahoma Metropolis tied it at 97 on Maledon’s financial institution shot halfway by the fourth, and Pokusevski scored on a goaltending name with 2:51 left to place the Thunder in entrance 105-103.
Jokic’s floater and two Gordon free throws put Denver again in entrance, and Monte Morris hit a 3-pointer with 47.8 seconds left to make it 110-105.
Maledon made two free throws, however Jokic’s three-point play with 23.3 seconds left sealed the win.
Denver took the lead early within the first quarter and went forward by as a lot as 9 earlier than taking a 32-25 benefit into the second quarter.
The Nuggets went on an 8-0 run on their technique to pushing their result in 58-42 with 1:08 left within the second quarter. Nonetheless, Pokusevski hit a 3-pointer and Mann was fouled whereas sinking one other 3-pointer and hit the free throw for a fast seven factors to finish the half.
Oklahoma Metropolis went on an 11-2 run early within the third quarter to tug inside 62-60, however Denver responded. Jokic transformed a three-point play, Barton made a coast-to-coast layup and Gordon hit a 3-pointer to stretch the result in eight.
Later within the quarter Jeff Inexperienced’s putback tip made it 76-66, and the Nuggets went forward 85-70 on a floater by Jokic. They led 87-76 heading into the fourth.
Bones Hyland began the ultimate quarter with two free throws for the Nuggets, however the Thunder rallied. Wiggins, Pokusevski and Mann hit 3-pointers in lower than two minutes to chop the deficit to 91-88 and immediate a Denver timeout. The Nuggets went again up by 5, establishing the shut end.
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