Another day, another Nikola Jokic triple-double in just three quarters.
Jokic completed the feat for the fourth straight game, setting the tone of a dominating 144-109 Nuggets rout of the skidding Philadelphia 76ers, for a third straight win.
ANOTHER JOKER TRIPLE-DOUBLE 🃏
— NBA (@NBA) January 22, 2025
27 PTS (10-15 FGM)
13 REB
10 AST
4 STL
Jokic's 4th-STRAIGHT triple-double (19th of season) as the @nuggets win 7 of the last 8! 📈🏔?
The three-time MVP finished with 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 dimes, wreaking havoc against the Sixers side missing superstar big man Joel Embiid for the eight straight game due to a left knee injury.
This assist just gave Jokic his 4th-STRAIGHT triple-double 🔥
— NBA (@NBA) January 22, 2025
25p, 11r, 10a and counting on TNT...
Christian Braun logged 20 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 19 more while Julian Strawther and Aaron Gordon combined for 42 markers as Denver improved to 27-16 this season.
Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey was the lone bright spot for Philly behind a 28-point, 10-assist outing. The Sixers fell to 15-27 and has not won a game in two weeks.
Maxey floats it up & in to beat the halftime buzzer 👌🚨
— NBA (@NBA) January 22, 2025
He's got 19 at the break on TNT
Denver eyes for a fourth straight win in tangling with the Sacramento Kings (22-20) while Philadelphia aims to finally stop the bleeding against the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6).
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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