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Nikola Jokic scored 13 of his 35 total points in the fourth period to lift the Denver Nuggets (3-4) with a 123-116 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-5). The big man lost his cool earlier on, shaking off two technical calls in the second quarter, and put his team back on track with his performance that went along with 15 rebounds and 6 assists.
Facu Campazzo signed off with 11 points and 2 assists in 26 minutes for the Nuggets, while on the other side of the court Juancho Hernangomez dropped 25 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists while D’Angelo Russel led the team with 33 points, 11 rebounds.
Kyrie Irving dropped 29 points and Jarrett Allen erupted with a double-double of 19 points, 18 rebounds to pace Brooklyn Nets (4-4) to a 130-96 win over the Utah Jazz (4-3). Donovan Mitchell posted a game-high with 31 points fo the Jazz and Rudy Gobert added a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James each tapped 26 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers (6-2) to a 94-92 win over the Memphis Grizzlies (2-5). Jonas Valanciunas, Dillon Brooks and Gorgui Dieng paced Memphis with 13 points apiece, while Valanciunas also finished with 11 rebounds.
Patty Mills dropped 27 points with a career-high of 8 three-pointers coming from the bench to lead the San Antonio Spurs (3-4) to a 116-113 victory against LA Clippers (5-3).
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with a double-double of 30 points and 10 assists and Nicolas Batum had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
Coby White had 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, while Otto Porter Jr. added 19 points and 13 rebounds to help the Chicago Bulls (4-4) grab a 111-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers (3-4). CJ McCollum was the leading scorer of the Blazers with 26 points, including six 3-pointers while Damian Lillard had 24 points and 9 assists. Jusuf Nurkic left the court with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds along with 6 assists.
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