Recap: Nuggets open post All-Star break with victory over Cavaliers Takeaways from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets Celtics survive Pacers in OT, 142-138įor the first time since well before the All-Star break, Boston had all of its starters not just available, but in the starting lineup. (particularly Michael Porter Jr., who led Denver with 25 points) stuck it out to win their fourth straight. The sophomore dropped 31 points and pulled down nine rebounds, but Jokic and co. On Thursday, he dropped yet another triple-double - 24 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists - shot 61.5 percent from the field, and helped to carry Denver past the Cavs and an epic Evan Mobley performance. Voter fatigue, shmoter shmatigue we shouldn’t be acting casually about what he’s pulled off this season.īest of all? He still has 22 games to go. The more, the merrier! But the Joker is currently averaging a triple-double and has his team five games clear of the next squad atop the Western Conference standings. I mean, sure, I’ll entertain a heated battle for second-place. The notion that any player not named Nikola Jokic should be this season’s MVP frontrunner just seems silly to me. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! Sixers pull off wild comeback over Grizzlies Quick Recap: Grizzlies blow a 17-point lead to the 76ers Jokic leads Nuggets over Cavs, 114-109 Though Desmond Bane scored 25 with ease, seemingly coasting to floater after floater, Ja Morant scored just 15 for Memphis, and while trying to attack Joel Embiid at the rim, well. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, continue to struggle: They lost eight of nine before a 3-1 streak to end the first half of the season, but with this loss, they find themselves 4-11 in their last 15. Despite shooting just seven-of-25 from the field, Joel Embiid finished with a routine 27 points and 19 rebounds, while James Harden (31-7-and-7) and Tobias Harris (20 points) helped balance Philly’s onslaught, particularly down the stretch as they clawed their way from behind. That’s five - count it - five wins a row for the Philadelphia 76ers, who almost certainly seemed out of this one through most of the action. Sixers overcome 17-point deficit to top Grizzlies, 110-105

Cue the happy tears.Ī picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. After four days away, basketball has returned.

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