NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic's 27 boards help Nuggets dispatch Hornets

Nikola Jokic set a career high with 27 rebounds - including a franchise record 20 in the first half - along with 40 points and 10 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-115 on Sunday night.

The 20 rebounds in one half are tied for the second most in NBA history going back to 1996-97. Kevin Love holds the record with 22 in a half. The only other player in NBA history to have at least 37 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game was Wilt Chamberlain.

Aaron Gordon finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points, Bruce Brown chipped in 16 and Jamal Murray added 11 assists for Denver. LaMelo Ball scored 31 points, Gordon Hayward had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 16 points for Charlotte, which has lost eight straight.

P.J. Washington missed a 3-pointer that would have tied it with 2:42 left, and Gordon made a reverse layup and Jokic a sunk hook shot to make it 111-104 with 1:57 remaining. Charlotte got within two on Washington's dunk with 13.5 seconds left but Jokic sealed it with two free throws.

Nets 124, Pistons 121

Kevin Durant poured in 43 points, including 26 in the third quarter, as visiting Brooklyn extended its winning streak to six games by defeating Detroit.

Kyrie Irving supplied 38 points for Brooklyn, which didn't lead until the closing seconds of the third quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic topped Detroit with 26 points. Jaden Ivey had 19 points, while Marvin Bagley III and Alec Burks added 12 apiece. The Nets finished the third quarter on a 21-7 run to take a 98-96 lead. It was almost all Durant, as he scored all but three of those points during the surge.

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