Nikola Jokic finished with 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds to help the surging Denver Nuggets to a 106-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in the first of a two-games-in-three-days mini-series between the teams in Denver.
The game was the second of a home back-to-back for the Nuggets, who rolled past Detroit on Tuesday, and they looked the worse for the wear early on. Denver trailed late in the second quarter before finding its stride, opening up a huge lead midway through the final period and winning its seventh straight contest.
Michael Porter Jr. added 18 points and 10 rebounds and Will Barton hit for 14 points for Denver.
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