Jokic leads Nuggets to 108-102 win over Nets

Denver Nuggets’ star Nikola Jokic scored 22 points and added 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his 28th triple-double of the season to lead hi steam to victory against the Brooklyn Nets 108-102 on Sunday.

Jamal Murray scored 20 of his 25 points in the first quarter for the Nuggets, who looked nothing like the slumping team that had dropped five of six. Denver shot 62.5% in the first half and led comfortably most of the game.

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Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Nic Claxton had 19 for the Nets, who have lost three straight as they try to hold onto a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference.