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Nuggets Score 72 First Half Points, Rout Short-Handed 76ers
Christian Braun scored 22 points and Nikola Jokic had 14 assists as the Nuggets dominated an injury-depleted 76ers team held to just 40 first-half points.
- On Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets routed the injury-plagued Philadelphia 76ers 124-96 as Christian Braun scored 22 points and Nikola Jokic dished 14 assists.
- Philadelphia played without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr., while Denver had earlier won in Philadelphia on Jan. 5 despite missing its starting five.
- They never trailed, jumping to a 16-point lead after the first quarter and 71-38 late in the second while holding Philadelphia to 40 first-half points.
- Denver kept pace with Minnesota in the Western Conference race and heads to the Grizzlies on Wednesday, while Philadelphia continues its three-game road trip at Sacramento on Thursday.
- Embiid has missed the last six Sixers games in Denver, denying fans an MVP matchup with Jokic; a sold-out crowd booed him when he reached the bench in the third quarter.
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NBA: Nuggets rout short-handed 76ers, bolster West seeding
DENVE— Christian Braun had 22 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 14 assists, and the Denver Nuggets routed the injury-plagued Philadelphia 76ers 124-96 in the NBA on Tuesday night. Denver kept pace with Minnesota, which beat Phoenix on Tuesday night, in a tight NBA Western Conference race. There are 1 1/2 games separating the third-place Los Angeles Lakers and the Timberwolves in sixth. Philadelphia played without Joel Embiid (right oblique stra…
Nuggets score 72 first half points and rout short-handed 76ers
Christian Braun had 22 points, Cameron Johnson scored 18, and the host Denver Nuggets used a big first half to rout the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, 124-96, on Tuesday night.Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray and Bruce Brown finished with 12 points each and Nikola Jokic had 14 assists for Denver, which never trailed. The Nuggets play nine of their final 13 games at home, where they started 17-13.Denver remains in fifth place in the crowded Western C…
The Independent Online
Denver 124, Philadelphia 96
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