Westbrook stings Clips in clutch as Nuggets take Game 1 in OT - ESPN
DENVER — The LA Clippers aren't the first team that has sagged off Russell Westbrook defensively, daring him to try to beat them instead of three-time MVP Nikola Jokic.
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Jokic, Gordon fuel Nuggets’ comeback to edge Clippers 112-110 in OT in teams’ NBA playoff opener
DENVER: Russell Westbrook, whose late-game follies hung over the Denver Nuggets as they navigated the stunning dismissals of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth on the eve of the playoffs, came up clutch against his former team in crunch time Saturday. “That’s who he is,” Nikola Jokic said after watching Westbrook hit an uncontested corner 3-pointer to give Denver a two-point lead late in regulation and then knocking the inbounds pass away from — and off of — James Harden with 9.6 seconds left in overtime to help seal Denver’s 112-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. “I just know that (inbounds) play,” from being there the previous two seasons, Westbrook said. Westbrook had plenty to do with L.A.’s whopping 20 turnovers, including an uncharacteristic seven from Kawhi Leonard. “Russ is Russ,” interim coach David Adelman said after improving to 4-0. “Defensively, he’s absolutely incredible. He was playing free safety out there.
Nikola Jokic becomes third-ever NBA player to average triple-double for season
Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star the third player in NBA history to pull off such a feat.
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic wraps up triple-double average for season - ESPN
DENVER — Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star the third player in NBA history to pull off such a feat.
Nikola Jokic scores 61 points in epic performance but Nuggets fall in double OT: 'The guy's Superman'
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Timberwolves weather Nikola Jokic's 61-point triple-double in 2OT - ESPN
DENVER — The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a career- and NBA-best 61-point triple-double performance from Nikola Jokic to outlast the Denver Nuggets 140-139 in double overtime on Tuesday night.
NBA roundup: Josh Hart leads record night as Knicks top Mavs
Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns became the first teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game in New York Knicks history Tuesday night, leading the hosts to a 128-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Russell Westbrook fuels undermanned Nuggets' win vs. Warriors - ESPN
SAN FRANCISCO — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone considered Monday's road matchup against the Golden State Warriors to be the kind of game that reveals a lot about the psyche of players.