Legendary and triple Jokic, record 150 points for Wolves, winning streak for the Knicks

Nikola Jokic’s talent knows no bounds and that was once again evident. The Serbian center hit a triple-double with 40 points (11/22 2-points, 2/4 3-points, 12/17 shots), 27 rebounds (career-best), 10 assists and delivered a performance of legendary proportions off the Nuggets- Crowd in the ball arena celebrating Denver’s win (119-115), even sealed by two of his own 13-inch shots before the end. For the record, this is Jokic’s 5th triple-double of the year and 81st of his NBA career.

On the other hand, LaMelo Ball had 31 points while six other Charlotte players were in double figures.

THE DODECALPTA: 20-25, 55-52, 94-80, 119-115

HORNETS: Hayward 15 (2/4 threes, 10 rebounds, 4 assists), McDaniels 14 (2), Washington 10 (2), Plumlee 11 (9 rebounds, 4 assists), Rozier 2, Oubre 16 (2), Jones 3, Thor, Richards 11, Malenton 2

NUGGETS: Gordon 19 (2/2 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Jokic 40 (11/22 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 12/17 shots, 27 rebounds, 10 assists) , Caldwell – Pope 20 (4), Murray 6 (11 assists), Brown Cr. 2, Green 8, Brown B 16 (2), Jordan 1, Hyland 7 (1/6 3-pointer)

Wolves – Bulls 150-126

The Wolves set a new franchise record with their 150-126 win over the Bulls despite the absence of Rudy Gober and Karl-Anthony Towns. Season-best 37 points and 11 assists came from Anthony Edwards, while D’Angelo Russell added another 28 points. Minnesota scored 23 threes in 43 attempts to reach that all-time high in productivity.

DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine had 29, 23 and 22 points for Chicago respectively.

THE DODECALPTA: 32-34, 71-65, 113-97, 150-126

WOLVES: McDaniels 15 (2/3 trebles, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Edwards 37 (4/11 trebles, 7 rebounds, 11 assists), Russell 28 (7/10 trebles, 8 assists), Knight 16 (1), Moore , Reed 10 (2), Forbes 10 (2), Nowell 9 (1), Anderson 2, Garza 7, Minot 2, Ryan

COPS: Williams 13 (2), DeRozan 29 (2/4 threes, 4 rebounds, 6 assists), Vucevic 23 (3/6 threes, 9 rebounds, 5 assists), Caruso 5 (1), LaVine 22 (3/6 threes ). , 6 assists), Jones 13 (2), Dosunmu 5, Dragic 6 (1), White 10 (2), Bradley

Pacemaker – Knicks 106-109

The Knicks celebrated their seventh straight win, beating the Pacers 109-106 in a particularly uneventful game that saw the lead change hands 19 times!

Julius Randle added the finishing touch, scoring his team’s final 4 points from the free throw line to go 25 and complete a whopping double-double thanks to his 14 rebounds. New York’s first scorer, of course, was Jaylen Brunson, who scored 30 points (3/3 threes) while RJ Barrett added 24 more.

THE DODECALPTA: 28-29, 53-54, 85-84, 106-109

pacemaker: Smith 9, Hield 23 (5/10 threes), Nesmith 23 (4/6 threes, 10 rebounds), Turner 6 (2/8 threes), Duarte 6, Brissett 1, Nebhardt 4, Mathurin 15 (6 rebounds), Jackson 2 (8 rebounds), Halliburton 15 (26 3-points, 10 assists), McConnell 2

curtsy: Barrett 24, Randle 25 (2/8 3-points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers), Robinson 10 (13 rebounds), Brunson 30 (3), Hartenstein 2, Quickley 5 (1), Sims 4, McBride 3 (1), dirt 6 (1)