Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey’s 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night.

Nikola Jokic posted 28 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds to fuel the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 137-134 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.

Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets' typical starting power forward, has come off the bench in five consecutive appearances since returning from his second calf strain of the season. Denver has won all five games since,

Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his 19th triple-double of the season, Aaron Gordon was nearly perfect from the floor and the Denver Nuggets beat Philadelphia 144-109, extending the 76ers' losing streak to seven games.

Sacramento lost, 117-104, at the Wells Fargo Center, against a 76ers team missing former MVP Joel Embiid and All-Star Paul George, and that was also playing on the back end of a back-to-back.

Maxey scored 30 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 117-104 for their fourth straight victory.

(AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Philadelphia 76ers’ Eric Gordon (23) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks’ Brook Lopez, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Philadelphia 76ers ...

Joel Embiid missed another matchup in Denver, taking away any drama on the first night of the NBA's Rivalry Week. Embiid hasn't played in Denver since 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (AP ... Jr. scored 15 points, Eric Gordon added 14 and Ricky Council IV 13 for the 76ers, who have rebounded from a seven-game skid. Kings: De’Aaron Fox, in the first game ...

The Sixers used a hot-shooting night from deep and a career night from Guerschon Yabusele to put up a serious fight, but the Nuggets proved to be too much as they walked away with

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Denver has lost three consecutive games and head coach Michael Malone decided to try out a new lineup in Wednesday night’s matchup against the New York Knicks. Malone elected to move Aaron Gordon back into the starting lineup and instead of replacing Russell Westbrook with him, Malone decided to move Christian Braun to the bench.