DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his 80th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held on against a shorthanded Utah Jazz for a 115-110 victory Saturday.
Jamal Murray added 30 points for the Nuggets, who scored the last five to finally pull away from a Utah team that was missing four of its six leading scorers.
In his second start of the season, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had a season-high 27 points for the Jazz, who lost their eighth game of 11 after an unexpected 12-6 start.
The score was tied at 110 when Jokic found Bruce Brown for a dunk with 1:20 left. Jokic made one of three free throws with 9.1 seconds left to make it 113-110 and Alexander-Walker missed a 3-pointer with five seconds remaining.
At the other end of the court, Murray made two free throws to seal the victory.
It was Jokic’s four triple-double this season, the third night the Nuggets had multiple players score at least 30 points, a feat they failed to achieve at any time last season.
