Spurs stuns Denver as Jokic tripple-double wasn’t enough

San Antonio Spurs overcame 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists by Nikola Jokic to stun the Denver Nuggets 128-120 on Friday night. Keldon Johnson scored 23 points for the winners and made the difference.

Doug McDermott added 20 points and Jeremy Sochan had 19 points for San Antonio. Jokic was on top of his game once again with his 26th triple-double in what could be his third straight MVP season.

Jamal Murray added 24 points for Denver, which lost its second straight following a four-game winning streak. The Nuggets maintained the Western Conference’s best record at 46-21, but fell 2 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the league’s best record.

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