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Brown's Goaltended Layup in OT Lifts Short-Handed Nuggets over 76ers 125-124

Denver won despite missing key starters including Nikola Jokic; Bruce Brown scored 19 points and the goaltending call on Joel Embiid decided the overtime game.

  • On Monday in Philadelphia, the Denver Nuggets beat the 76ers 125-124 in overtime after a goaltending call on Joel Embiid awarded Bruce Brown the winning basket with 5.3 seconds left.
  • Short-Handed Denver entered Monday's game with nine available players after sitting their entire regular starting lineup and missing three-time MVP Nikola Jokic through the end of the month.
  • Bench contributors including Zeke Nnaji provided 21 points and eight rebounds, while Hunter Tyson ignited a 14-0 run with a four-point play that gave Denver a 102-100 lead.
  • Tyrese Maxey missed a last-second floater that sent the game to overtime, snapping the Philadelphia 76ers' four-game winning streak; Denver travels to Boston Wednesday while Philadelphia hosts Washington.
  • Coach David Adelman credited the depth by saying Denver reserves swaggered and the Nuggets starters cheered as role players stepped up in a light rotation.
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Denver basketball players won on the night between Monday and Tuesday on the away court after overtime Philadelphia 125:124, in the American professional basketball league (NBA). Denver was led to victory by Jalen Pickett with 29 points and seven assists, Peyton Watson with 24 points and seven rebounds, Zeke Naji with 21 points and eight rebounds and Bruce Brown with 19 points and six rebounds.

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Brown's goaltended layup in OT lifts short-handed Nuggets over 76ers 125-124

Bruce Brown scores 19 points, including the winning bucket in overtime, to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 125-124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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