Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the visiting Denver Nuggets held off Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans 113-108 on Friday night.
Michael Porter Jr. added 25 points, Jamal Murray had 23 points and 11 assists and Paul Millsap scored 16 as the Nuggets beat the Pelicans by the same score that the Pelicans beat them last Sunday in Denver.
Williamson had 39 points and 10 rebounds, but his layup with 2:07 left provided the last New Orleans points. Eric Bledsoe added 16 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 14, Brandon Ingram had 13 (but made just 5-of-17 shots), and Josh Hart scored 10.
After Williamson’s layup gave the Pelicans a 108-107 lead, Jokic made consecutive …
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