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Nikola Jokic Has 23 Points, Knocks Down Late Bucket to Send Nuggets over Suns 125-123
Nikola Jokic posted his NBA-leading 29th triple-double this season and made a 12-foot game-winning jumper with 11.5 seconds left for Denver's 125-123 win.
- On Tuesday, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic hit a 12-foot jumper with 11.5 seconds left to lift the Denver Nuggets past the Phoenix Suns 125-123, as Devin Booker's potential game-winner bounced off the rim.
- The Nuggets swept the season series 3-0 against the Suns, who dropped to 40-33 and remain the seventh seed in the Western Conference, while Denver holds the fourth seed with a 45-28 record.
- Jokic finished with 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 17 assists, marking his NBA-leading 29th triple-double, while Jamal Murray added 21 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 18 off the bench.
- The sliding Suns have dropped six of their last seven games, intensifying their uphill battle to avoid the play-in tournament after falling before a sellout crowd of 17,071.
- Denver returns home to host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, while Phoenix continues its four-game homestand on Saturday when the Suns face the Utah Jazz.
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Denver's basketball team defeated the Phoenix Suns 125:123 in the NBA today, with another triple-double from Serbian center Nikola Jokić.
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In the NBA, the Denver Nuggets continued their good momentum, defeating the Phoenix Suns 125-123 (28-35, 39-22, 30-38, 28-28) thanks to a Nikola Jokic-led basket.
The Denver Nuggets won 125:123 in Phoenix in the North American NBA league last night, and the hero of the Colorado team's victory was Serbian center Nikola Jokić, who scored the decisive basket with 11 seconds left and ensured the team's sixth victory in the last eight games.
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Nikola Jokic's late hoop lifts Nuggets past Suns
Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in his second consecutive triple-double, and his jumper with 11.5 seconds remaining broke a tie and pushed the Denver Nuggets to a 125-123 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
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