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Jokic overcomes slow start for triple-double in the Nuggets' 132-129 OT win over the Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Nikola Jokic overcame a slow scoring start for his ninth triple-double of the season, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets' 132-129 overtime victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.
Jokic turned it on after failing to score in the first 21 minutes. Jamal Murray added 27 points, scoring Denver’s final five in overtime, and Russell Westbrook had 21.
The Pelicans led 107-98 with 7:50 left in regulation, but Jokic scored seven points in a 15-2 Denver run over a 3:41 span to give the Nuggets a 113-109 lead.
CJ McCollum put New Orleans up 119-117 with a 3-pointer with 52 seconds remaining, and Murray tied it with 8.8 seconds left. McCollum shot an airball on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jokic scored the first six points of overtime and assisted on an Aaron Gordon layup to put Denver up 129-125.
Jordan Hawkins led New Orleans with 25 points. McCollum had 24.
Nuggets: Coach Mike Malone has stressed intensity to his team, which has been playing inconsistently in the last two weeks. “We’ve had a Club Med vacation schedule the last two weeks … and now we start five games in five nights,” Malone said. “We’ll see what our team is made of.”
Pelicans: New Orleans, losers of 16 of 7 games, had a season-high 37 assists - 15 by Dejounte Murray.
Jamal Murray missed a layup but got his own rebound and followed up inside for a 129-125 lead.
Jokic scored his first points in two free throws 2:51 before halftime and finished the half with six points, five rebounds and six assists.
The Nuggets host Phoenix on Monday night. The Pelicans host Houston on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Yves Missi (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:55 | | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:55 |  | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:55 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:37 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-2 |
| 11:15 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:44 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Herbert Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Herbert Jones misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Christian Braun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:57 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:27 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:07 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (CJ McCollum steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:02 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-8 |
| 9:02 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 8:47 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-9 |
| 8:27 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:40 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:31 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-9 |
| 6:59 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Herbert Jones assists) | 10-11 |
| 6:20 | | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point tip layup | 10-13 |
| 5:59 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-15 |
| 5:44 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 5:42 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Yves Missi's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:18 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 12-15 |
| 4:55 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 4:28 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup | 12-17 |
| 4:09 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point driving bank hook shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 12-19 |
| 3:57 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:37 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point putback layup | 14-19 |
| 3:19 | | Julian Strawther blocks Jordan Hawkins's three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Yves Missi steals) | ||
| 2:59 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-19 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 16-21 |
| 2:25 | | Javonte Green shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:25 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:23 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Brandon Boston misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Brandon Boston shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 1:43 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 20-21 |
| 1:21 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point putback layup | 20-23 |
| 1:20 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:20 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-24 |
| 1:09 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-24 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 23-26 |
| 0:38 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 26-28 |
| 0:30 | | Jamal Murray turnover (inbound) | ||
| 0:24 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:24 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 0:11 | | Dejounte Murray personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 28-31 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point alley-oop layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 30-31 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 30-34 |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-34 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point alley-oop dunk (Daniel Theis assists) | 32-36 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 34-36 |
| 10:00 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 9:52 | | DeAndre Jordan flagrant 1 (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 9:52 | | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 9:42 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Jordan Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | Dejounte Murray blocks Peyton Watson's two point running reverse layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Brandon Boston defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Brandon Boston misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Daniel Theis misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 8:42 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running layup | 36-38 |
| 8:40 | | Javonte Green shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-38 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving layup | 37-40 |
| 7:58 | | Peyton Watson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:56 | |