Nikola Jokic racked up 26 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets built a big early lead and barely held on for a 121-119 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Friday.
By beating San Antonio for the second time in three days at Denver, the Nuggets earned their eighth consecutive victory. Denver is 13-3 since the All-Star break. San Antonio lost for the fifth game in a row and fell for the 10th time in the past 12 contests.
Another Jokic triple-double.. Another @nuggets win!
26pts | 13reb | 14ast | 8 straight Ws pic.twitter.com/1iqSY4cF6D
— NBA (@NBA) April 10, 2021
The Nuggets never trailed in the game, but the Spurs cut their deficit to one point late in the third quarter and to within 118-117 on a driving layup by Derrick White with 24.2 …
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