FILE – Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets lands the ball in front of the Golden State Warriors during the first inning at Ball Arena on February 2, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP
Jamal Murray scored 32 points and six assists, and Nikola Jokic scored his 100th career double as the Denver Nuggets clinched a 133-112 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Jokic scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in three-quarters of the game to become only the sixth player in NBA history to hit the 100 mark. Russell Westbrook holds the NBA record with 198 triple triples, followed. are Oscar Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138), Jason Kidd (107) and LeBron James (106).
With this recovery, Nikola Jokic becomes the 6th player in NBA history to hit 100 triple-doubleshttps://t.co/0rrSPxOHD0 pic.twitter.com/CuI8u6Ixd0
– NBA (@NBA) March 1, 2023
Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points as Denver won for the sixth time in its past seven games. Bruce Brown had 15 for the Nuggets.
Houston’s Jalen Green had 17 points 19 minutes back from two games absent with a groin injury. Tari Eason has 17 points and 12 rebounds from the bench, Kenyon Martin Jr. added 15 points and Daishen Nix scored 14 for the Rockets, who have lost 10 games in a row and lost 30 of their past 34 games.
Jokic’s tip with 5:21 remaining in the third inning helped him hit the big milestone.
Jokic has had 24 doubles three times this season, including 15 in the last 20 games. The Nuggets are leading 24-0 as the reigning NBA MVP twice scored twice this season.
Murray is 12 out of 18 from the court and sinks 5 out of 10 from a 3-point range.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 14 points and six assists, while Aaron Gordon added 11 points and seven rebounds as Denver shot 57.6% away and made 16/37 from three points.
The Rockets connected on 49.5% of their attempts, but only fired 29% (9 out of 31) from behind the arc. Josh Christopher added 11 points and TyTy Washington Jr. scored 12 points for Houston.
Murray scored 23 points in the first half as Denver led 74-54. The Nuggets had a shot of 62.5% from the field in the half.
Murray scored 16 points in the opening half as the Nuggets took a 17-point lead before leading 41-30.
Houston moved in the 45-40 with 9:08 remaining in the first half before Denver responded with a 9-2 lead to take 12. The Nuggets were not threatened again and extended the lead to 26 in the half. Tuesday.
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