{"id":8849,"date":"2025-01-01T05:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T05:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-russell-westbrook-and-nikola-jokic-star-in-denver-nuggets-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T05:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T05:15:10","slug":"nba-russell-westbrook-and-nikola-jokic-star-in-denver-nuggets-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-russell-westbrook-and-nikola-jokic-star-in-denver-nuggets-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic star in Denver Nuggets victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic both scored triple-doubles in the Denver Nuggets&#8217; 132-121 victory against the Utah Jazz.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Westbrook finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists which included no turnovers, while Jokic added 36 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Jazz led 66-64 at the break before the Nuggets pulled away in the third quarter, with Jamal Murray also adding 20 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Elsewhere, Joel Embiid scored 37 points and added nine rebounds as the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/b> beat the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/b> 125-103.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tyrese Maxey also had 23 points for the Sixers while Kelly Oubre Jr had 15 points and eight steals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Josh Hart made his third triple-double of the season to lead the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">New York Knicks <\/b>to a 126-106 win over the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Washington Wizards<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Hart had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists alongside Karl-Anthony Towns&#8217; 32 points and 13 rebounds, helping the Knicks to an eventually comfortable victory after a close first half which resulted in them holding a slender 59-57 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 23 as the<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> Cleveland Cavaliers<\/b> continued their fine run of form with a 113-95 win over the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Golden State Warriors.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Cavaliers are unbeaten in their last seven matches and sit top of the Eastern Conference with a 28-4 record, while the struggling Warriors have lost four of their last five.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">James Harden helped the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Los Angeles Clippers <\/b>to a tight win over the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/b>, scoring four free throws in the final 18 seconds to secure a 116-113 victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">De&#8217;Aaron Fox starred with 33 points as the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sacramento Kings <\/b>beat the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Dallas Mavericks <\/b>110-100 to recover from a losing streak of six games in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Mavericks continued to struggle with injury absences, including Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chicago Bulls <\/b>edged past the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Charlotte Hornets <\/b>for a 115-108 win in overtime, helped by Coby White scoring 23 points and adding 10 rebounds and nine assists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/basketball\/articles\/ce8xj32gy05o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic both scored triple-doubles in the Denver Nuggets&#8217; 132-121 victory against the Utah Jazz. Westbrook finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists which included no turnovers, while Jokic added 36 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists. 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