Denver Nuggets at Brooklyn Nets

· National Basketball Association

Denver Nuggets

2-2, 2-0 Away

Final
144 - 139

Brooklyn Nets

1-3, 1-1 Home

Jokic has 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists to lead Nuggets past Nets 144-139 in OT

Jokic puts on clinic with 29-point, 18-rebound, 16-assist triple-double

Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon each scored 24 points for the Nuggets, while Russell Westbrook added 22.

Dennis Schroder scored 28 points for Brooklyn, which led by 17 in the second quarter. Cam Thomas scored 26 and Cam Johnson had 20. Nic Claxton added 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Thomas gave the Nets a 127-125 lead with the first basket of overtime, but the Nuggets scored the next eight points and led the rest of the way.

Takeaways Nuggets: Denver has beaten the Nets four straight times. Jokic has two triple-doubles in the Nuggets’ first four games and has scored at least 40 twice, with neither of those outbursts occurring within the triple-doubles.

Nets: The Nets had season highs of 40 points in the first quarter and 72 points in the first half. They played without Ben Simmons, who missed his first game of the season due to lower back injury management.

Key moment The Nets led by one when Dorian Finney-Smith went to the foul line with 24 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. He only made one of two, allowing Jokic’s inside bucket to tie the score with 8.8 seconds remaining. Finney-Smith then missed an open 3-pointer from the corner at the buzzer, sending the game into overtime.

Key stat Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who did it twice, is the only other player to have at least 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists in a game.

Up next The Nets visit Memphis on Wednesday and the Nuggets head to Minnesota on Friday.

Regular Season Series

DEN leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 39.2%

Nuggets: 60.8%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

5th 0.0	End of Game	144 - 139
5th 0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	144 - 139
5th 0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	144 - 139
5th 0.0	Dorian Finney-Smith makes driving layup	144 - 139
5th 3.1	Jalen Wilson offensive rebound	144 - 137

Statistics

DEN		BKN
46-89	FG	49-96
51.7	Field Goal %	51.0
13-27	3PT	20-52
48.1	Three Point %	38.5
39-47	FT	21-27
83.0	Free Throw %	77.8
43	Rebounds	41
9	Offensive Rebounds	7
34	Defensive Rebounds	34
31	Assists	37
3	Steals	4
4	Blocks	6
5	Turnovers	8
0	Team Turnovers	1
5	Total Turnovers	9
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
3	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	11
14	Fast Break Points	9
56	Points in Paint	54
22	Fouls	32
7	Largest Lead	17

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,926 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	4	0	1.000	-	W4
Minnesota	2	2	.500	2	L1
Denver	2	2	.500	2	W2
Portland	2	3	.400	2.5	W1
Utah	0	4	.000	4	L4

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	-	1	L1	0.8	4
New York	1.5	2	W1	0.5	2
Brooklyn	2	3	W1	0.4	2
Philadelphia	2.5	3	L1	0.25	1
Toronto	3	4	L3	0.2	1

Full Standings

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