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Jokic Reaches 200th Career Triple-Double as Nuggets Beat Pelicans 104-91
Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the 200th regular-season triple-double of his career, and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 104-91 victory over the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at Smoothie King Center.
Jokic became the second player in NBA history to reach 200 triple-doubles, joining Russell Westbrook, who holds the record with 209. It was Jokic’s second triple-double of the season, both of them against New Orleans. Jamal Murray led Denver with 23 points, Aaron Gordon added 15 points and 11 rebounds, Christian Braun scored 15 and Trevon Brazile chipped in 11 as all five Nuggets starters reached double figures and Denver used just nine players.
The Nuggets shot 62 percent in the first quarter while building a 37-18 lead, and Marvin Bagley III’s runner gave them their largest lead at 44-22 early in the second quarter.
Zion Williamson scored a game-high 25 points for the Pelicans (0-4), who pulled within 88-83 in the fourth quarter on a Williamson 3-pointer. Murray answered with a 3-pointer and a driving finger roll to push the lead back to 10, and Braun followed with two late 3-pointers to close it out. Derik Queen had 11 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for New Orleans, and Jeremiah Fears scored 11.
New Orleans shot just 7 of 30 from 3-point range and dropped to 0-4 under first-year coach Jamahl Mosley.
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Stephen Curry scored a season-high 44 points and the Golden State Warriors held on for a 119-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at Target Center.
Curry shot 11 of 27 from the field, hit six 3-pointers and went 16 of 16 at the free-throw line, adding eight rebounds and six assists. It was his 15th 40-point game since turning 35, tying LeBron James for the most in NBA history. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 26 points and nine rebounds for Golden State (2-3), which has won two straight after opening the season 0-3, and Brandon Williams chipped in 11 points off the bench.
The Warriors closed the first quarter on a 21-9 run to lead 30-23, built a 64-48 halftime lead behind 19 second-quarter points from Curry, and stretched the margin to 24 points in the third quarter on Curry’s three-point play, which made it 78-54. Golden State led 93-81 after three quarters.
Minnesota outscored Golden State 66-55 in the second half and climbed back in the fourth. Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points against his former team to lead the Timberwolves (3-2), who have lost two straight after a 3-0 start. Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. each finished with 19 points, Ayo Dosunmu contributed 17 and Bones Hyland scored 13, his bank shot in the final seconds trimming the deficit to three before Curry closed the scoring with two free throws.
The Timberwolves played without top scorer Anthony Edwards for the first time since the team announced he will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee. Edwards, who averaged 33.3 points through Minnesota’s first four games, is expected to miss about two months.
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