Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, left, and Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic meet after an NBA basketball sport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Picture/Matt Slocum)
PHILADELPHIA — Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 factors and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey’s 42 factors to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday evening.
Jokic completed with 28 factors, 13 assists and 9 rebounds, simply lacking what would have been his NBA-leading twenty second triple-double.
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Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 factors and Julian Strawther had 18 off the bench as Denver ended a three-game dropping streak.
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Nikola Jokić. Jamal Murray. @nuggets W. 🙌
🏔️ Jokić: 28 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB, 68.8 FG%
🏔️ Murray: 31 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 54.5 FG%Jokić had 8 factors within the remaining minute to elevate Denver over Philly! pic.twitter.com/ihVq9hm81c
— NBA (@NBA) February 1, 2025
Maxey additionally had 9 assists, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to increase the 76ers’ four-game successful streak. Guerschon Yabusele set a profession excessive with 28 factors and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 27.
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Takeaways
Nuggets: Russell Westbrook left the sport with a hamstring damage within the fourth quarter when he was stripped by Ricky Council IV. Coach Michael Malone known as time and Westbrook limped off, heading straight to the Nuggets’ locker room. He didn’t return.
76ers: Maxey had his thirteenth straight sport of 28 or extra factors and fourth straight 30-point outing.
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Key second
Jokic had 13 factors within the fourth quarter and Maxey 12. He tied it for the ultimate time at 130 earlier than Jokic’s 3-pointer.
Key stat
The Nuggets, who lead the NBA in subject purpose share at 50.3, shot 65.9% (54 for 82) from the sector. Six gamers had been in double figures, with Strawther and Christian Braun (15 factors) main a 39-17 edge in bench scoring.
Subsequent up
The 76ers proceed a six-game homestand towards Boston on Sunday. The Nuggets end a five-game journey in Charlotte on Saturday.
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