2023-12-02 06:07:00
PHOENIX (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 16 assists, Reggie Jackson added 20 points and the Denver Nuggets held on for a hard-fought 119-111 victory Friday against the Phoenix Suns.
Down by 17 points in the first half, the Suns — on a night in which Kevin Durant reached the tenth position in scoring in history with 27,393 — cut Denver’s lead to 94-91 at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Phoenix tied the game three times early in the fourth quarter — and the game remained within one possession the rest of the way.
Denver has four wins in a row. All five starters — including Jokic, Jackson, Porter, Justin Holiday and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — scored at least 15 points.
Jusuf Nurkic led the Suns—who were without Devin Booker—with a season-high 31 points, but fouled out with 45 seconds left for an offensive foul that changed to flagrant 1 and gave him two shots. free Jokic. He hit one and Denver went up 115-111 with ball possession.
Jokic followed up with a layup through the middle of the defense with 24.1 seconds left to seal the outcome.
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