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The Serbian pivot Nikola Jokic totaled 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, to achieve his twelfth ‘triple double’ of the campaign, and the Denver nuggets submitted this Tuesday 110-99 to the Orlando Magic in the NBA.
With the win, Denver scored their sixth consecutive road win, matching a franchise record they had set twice, most recently in the 2018 season.
Also, the Nuggets won their ninth straight game against the Magic, whom they have defeated 16 times in 18 games since the 2003-04 season.
Orlando approached the scoreboard 92-86 with six minutes to play, but missed his next three shots and they collapsed down the stretch.
The Magic suffered their 11th loss in the last 12 games and are now down with a 9-14 record as hosts.
Jokic, a strong MVP (Most Valuable Player) candidate, had his 11th triple-double of the season on Sunday in a 113-108 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
For the Magic, the best in attack on Tuesday was the French Evan fournier with 31 points.
Miami falls again
In Miami, visitors Phoenix suns beat the hosts Hot with a score of 110-100, thanks to 23 points by Devin Booker and 17 with 16 sacks by Deandre Ayton.
It was the seventh straight win for the Suns, while the Heat conceded their fourth loss in a row and remain unproductive in the paint.
Former Heat forward Jae Crowder had 13 points, Bridges added 12 and point guard Chris Paul dished out nine assists for the Suns.
With the victory, the Suns (29-13) came within two games of the Utah Jazz, who lead the Western Conference.
For the ´Capital del Sol´ quintet, the best in aim was Kendrick Nunn, who overflowed with 25 points.
Reigning champion of the Eastern Conference Miami could be active before the deadline to make trades this Thursday, in need of good aim.
The Heat, which acquired 35-year-old Trevor Ariza last week, may be looking for more veterans before the trade deadline Thursday.
Miami leader Jimmy Butler, 31, who leads the team in scoring (21.6 points per game), assists (7.5) and steals (2.0), finished with just 14 points, although he distributed 11 serves for a score, while center Bam Adebayo did it with 16 cards and eight sacks.
Lakers feel lack of LeBron
In New Orleans, Los Angeles Lakers once again felt the absences of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, when they fell to the Pelicans 128-111.
The Lakers acquired Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans to give LeBron James the help he needed to win an NBA championship.
36 POINTS in 14-21 FGM for @ B_Ingram13 at @PelicansNBA victory! pic.twitter.com/uhjxUUmaYN
– NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2021
It worked when LeBron and Davis led the Lakers to the title in their first season together last year.
But none of the star players were available for Los Angeles on Tuesday against Davis’ former team.
The best for the Angelin team was Montrezl Harrell with 18 points off the bench, followed by Markieff Morris and Kyle Kuzma, with 16 points each, while the latter captured ten balls in the rebound fight.
For the Pelicans, the best were Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson, with 36 and 27 units, respectively.
Davis has been out the past five weeks due to a calf strain, and LeBron, who has been out for two games, will be absent indefinitely with a sprained ankle he suffered against Atlanta on Saturday.
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