Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
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Anthony Black scored a career-high 38 points, Desmond Bane made two free throws with 6.9 seconds left and the Orlando Magic overcame another huge triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Saturday night.
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points, including the tying three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in regulation, but was ejected late in OT by officials.
Nikola Jokic recorded a 56-point triple-double and set an NBA record with 18 points in overtime, leading the Nuggets to a 142-138 win over the Timberwolves.
Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109.
Nikola Jokic poured in an NBA record 18 of his 56 points in overtime to lead the Denver Nuggets to a thrilling win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Cooper Flagg scored a game-high 33 points in the Dallas Mavericks' 131-130 win against the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 23.
Davion Mitchell is averaging a career-high 7.3 assists per game this season, and he's handed out at least eight assists in 15 of 30 games. The Heat will need to score plenty of points to keep up with Denver's potent offensive attack, so I'm betting Mitchell gets teammates involved early and often.
Murray finished Saturday's 127-126 loss to the Magic with 24 points (9-21 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes.