Nikola Jokic has 49, triple-double as Nuggets edge Clippers in OT
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Nikola Jokic had 49 points, 14 rebounds and fed Aaron Gordon for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime for his 10th assist, giving the Denver Nuggets a 130-128 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
Jokic drew a double-team, then whipped a pass across the court into the left corner. Gordon made his fourth 3 of the game to give him 28 points and Jokic his third straight triple-double and 10th of the season.
"I knew the ball was going to come to me because Jok makes the right play, the right pass, even in pressure situations," Gordon said. "He put it on time and on target. All I had to do was catch and shoot."
Nuggets reserve Devon Reed came onto the floor after Gordon's basket and received a technical foul. After Luke Kennard hit the free throw, Reggie Jackson's long 3-pointer bounced off the glass and rim at the buzzer.
Monte Morris added 19 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as the Nuggets won for the third time in four games behind another masterful performance from Jokic.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, drives the lane as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
"When he gets in the mode, nobody in the world can stop him," Morris said.
Ivica Zubac had a career-high 32 points and added 10 rebounds. Jackson, who grew up about an hour away in Colorado Springs, had 28 points and 12 assists while often blowing kisses to hecklers in the crowd after made baskets as the Clippers lost their second straight to kick off an NBA