Nikola Jokic threw passes as wild as a night out on Bourbon Street. More often than not, they worked Tuesday night in New Orleans. Story from msinger
NEW ORLEANS – Nikola Jokic threw passes as wild as a night out on Bourbon Street.In the end, the Nuggets survived a frantic, last-ditch effort from the Pelicans on Tuesday night, seizing a 99-98 win. What was once a 19-point lead dwindled under the incessant energy of Jose Alvarado, and C.J. McCollum missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would’ve won it.
Jamal Murray poured in 25 points of his own, to go along with seven assists. The Nuggets improved to 34-14 on the season, with a grueling back-to-back in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The Nuggets went to their bread-and-butter to start the second half. While Murray and Jokic engineered their two-man game, Aaron Gordon lingered as a threat. Jokic softened up the Pelicans’ defense with an early over-the-top lob to Gordon. The All-Star candidate then swatted another look on defense. Once the Pelicans had whittled the lead to single digits, Denver went to its most dangerous weapon: Jokic inside.
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