Jokic finished his triple-double late in the third quarter with an assist that led to a dunk from Gordon. Jokic didn't play in the fourth quarter
Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his 19th triple-double of the season, reserve Aaron Gordon was nearly perfect from the floor and the Denver Nuggets rolled over Philadelphia 144-109 on Tuesday night, extending the 76ers’ losing streak to seven games. (More Sports News)
Jokic finished his triple-d🌺ouble late in the third quarter with an ass🤪ist that led to a dunk from Gordon. Jokic didn't play in the fourth quarter.
Gordon was 6 of 7 from the fl🉐oor - 3 of 3 from 3-point range - and hit all four attempts at the free-throw line to finish with 19 points. The Nuggets had six players in double f𒈔igures, including a 23-point performance from Julian Strawther.
Tyrese Maxey h𓃲ad 28 points and 10 assists for a Sixers team that remains without standout big man Joel Embiid due to swelling in his left knee.
Paul George (sore groin), Andre Drummond (toe) and Guersꦰchon Yabusele (right knee) returned to the 76ers lineup. George finished with 11 points, Drummond eight and Yabus♍ele 22.
Philadelphia cut Denver's lead to eight early in the third qua🎐rter before t♛he Nuggets went on a 24-12 run.
The Nuggets shot 61.2% from the field and 51.6% fr⛦om 🐭3-point range.
Raptors rally past Magic
Scottie Barnes h𝐆ad 17 points and 11 rebounds, RJ Barrett added 19 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the struggling Orlando Magic 109-93.
Gradey Di💜ck scored 17 points and Bruce Brown had 15 as Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak against 🔥Orlando.
The Raptors won f𓆉or the first time this season when trailing at halftime after they entered 0-23 in s🎶uch games.
Dick had 10 points in the third, including two dunks, as the Raptors outscored Or🐲lando 40-20 to turn a five-point halftime deficit into a 15-point advantage.
Paolo Banchero had 26 points and 12 🐷rebounds for Orlando, which couldn’t hold on after taking leads of 10-0 and 🦂32-11 in the opening quarter. The Magic have lost four straight.
The last time the Raptors trailed by at least 𓃲21 points in the first quarter and rallied to win was a 🎉93-85 home victory over Dallas on Jan. 22, 2014.
O🐓rlando made its first five 3-point attempts but෴ shot 4 for 26 from long distance the rest of the way.
James stuffs stat sheet in Lakers’ win
LeBron James had 21 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds one day after flying to ওAtlanta and back to watch a football game on his day off, and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th consecutive defeat with a 111-88 victory.
James recorded his 121st career triple-double and his ninth of the season. The top scorer in NBA history showed no ill effects from his long trip Monday to watch his Ohio State Buckeyes' College Football Playoff championship game 🀅victory over Notre Dame.
Anthony Davis had 29 points and 16 r꧋ebounds for Los Angeles. Dorian✱ Finney-Smith hit four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points, and Austin Reaves added 16.
Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 points for the Wizards, who haven't won since New Year's Day. Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert had 15 points apiece f🐟or Washington, which dropped to 1-18 on the road midway through a six-game trip.
James scored 10 points in the second quarter while the ꩲLakers pulled away. He then completed his triple-double with 3:19 to play, and the Lakers immediately called timeout to get 🎃him and Davis out of the game.