Nuggets beat Wolves with Jokic’s triple-double, wins for Suns and Knicks

The Nuggets continue to bare their teeth throughout the NBA. The team with the best record in the west celebrated again, destroying Wolves 146-112 and now leading 38-17.

Michael Porter with 30 points and Aaron Gordon with 24 points were the leading scorers in the winners, with Nikola Jokic adding 20 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists.

With Wolves throwing in the towel early in the game, Anthony Edwards and Luke Garza each had 19 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 49-19, 79-48, 110-75, 146-112

Nets – Suns 112-116

Devin Booker returned after 21 games and the Suns just picked up where they left off last, rolling through Brooklyn to celebrate a 112-116 win.

DeAndre Ayton was the winners’ leader with 35 points and 15 rebounds, with Mikal Bridges adding 21 points and Booker adding 19 points (but 6/15 shooting).

For the Nets, the unlikely Cam Thomas had 43 points, with Nick Claxton and TJ Warren each adding 17 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-24, 51-57, 81-87, 112-116

Magic – Knicks 98-102

The Knicks trailed almost the entire game against the Magic. But they got ahead when it was needed: in the fourth third and that was enough to win 98-102.

Jalen Brunson’s 25 points led the way for the winners, with Julius Randle adding 22 points and 14 rebounds and Immanuel Cookley adding 18 points.

For the Magic, Markelle Fultz had 21 points and Franz Wagner had 18 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 26-22, 48-40, 69-66, 98-102

Pelicans-hawks 116-107

The pelicans seem to wake up from their sleep. It was the Hawks who paid for it, and New Orleans won 116-107 for their third straight win.

Brandon Ingram’s 30 points led the winner, with CJ McCollum adding 21 points.

With the Hawks, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 22 points, Dejude Murray had 19 points, and Trae Young had 16 points (but on 4/14 shooting) and 16 assists.

THE DODECALPTA: 33-35, 62-59, 91-81, 116-107

Grizzly Bears – Bulls 104-89

With a 3-game losing streak and 8 losses in their last 9 games, the Grizzlies were in desperate need of a win. Luckily for them, they faced a team as fickle as the Bulls, with Memphis on a 32-14 run in the fourth quarter to build a 104-89 advantage.

Ja Morad’s 34 points led the way for the winners, with Jaren Jackson adding 24 points and Desmond Bane adding 17 points.

For the Bulls, who were without DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds, Zach LaVine had 24 points and Agios Dosumnou had 14 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 26-14, 49-39, 72-75, 104-89