Denver Nuggets won their fourth game in a row thanks to Nikola Jokic

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The Denver Nuggets have won their last four games in a run

Including their last two games against the Houston Rockets in a row. Wednesday’s facile victory, 120-100, was paced by Nikola Jokic of Serbia, who finished with 17 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds, one steal, and one block in only 27 minutes of game action. Vlatko Cancar, a Slovenian player, contributed 13 points and five rebounds to the team’s total. Alperen Sengun of Turkey scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Usman Garuba of Spain had two points, two rebounds, two blocks, one steal, and one assist for the team that came in last place. Usman Garuba also had one assist.

Lauri Markkanen, a Finnish player, contributed 23 points, nine rebounds, and two assists to the Utah Jazz’s 125-112 triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers. Simone Fontecchio, an Italian, contributed three points in 11 minutes. On the other side, Frenchman Moussa Diabate had his most successful performance of his short career with 11 points and 8 rebounds, while Ivica Zubac of Croatia had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Nicolas Batum of France had 8 points.

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Chicago Bulls 132-113 at Footprint Center behind 51 points from Devin Booker, maintaining their one-game lead over the Nuggets in the Western Conference standings. Slovenian Goran Dragic had five points and one assist, while Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, two steals, one block, and one assist, but they were unable to prevent the loss in the NBA Regular Season game.

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New York Knicks, 109-103, in Madison Square Garden despite Giannis Antetokounmpo fouling out with 37 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists, and one block in another game of the 13-game schedule. Isaiah Hartenstein, a German, contributed to more European action for the hosts with two points, five rebounds, and one block.

The Boston Celtics, who are currently in first place in the Eastern Conference, are two games ahead of the Bucks. The most recent victory, 134-121, was propelled by Jayson Tatum lighting up the Miami Heat by dumping 49 points. At TD Garden, the Prince and Princess of Wales watched from courtside.

More games and European showings:

• Cleveland Cavaliers | Philadelphia 76ers 113-85 (Cedi Osman 9pts | Furkan Korkmaz 4pts)
• Orlando Magic | Atlanta Hawks 108-125 (Franz Wagner 22pts, Paolo Banchero 20pts, 5ast, Moritz Wagner 9pts, 8ast, 6reb | Clint Capela 20pts, 12reb, Vit Krejci 1reb, 1ast)
• Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards 113-107 (Kristaps Porzingis 27pts, 19reb, Deni Avdija 7pts)
• Minnesota Timberwolves | Memphis Grizzlies 109-101 (Rudy Gobert 9pts – Santi Aldama 4pts)
• New Orleans Pelicans | Toronto Raptors 126-108 (Jonas Valanciunas 16pts, 13reb, Willy Hernangomez 4pts | O.G. Anunoby 12pts, Juancho Hernangomez 9pts)
• Oklahoma City Thunder | San Antonio Spurs 119-111 (Ousmane Dieng 10pts, 7reb, Aleksej Pokusevski 5pts, 7reb)
• Sacramento Kings | Indiana Pacers 137-114 (Domantas Sabonis 11pts, 10reb, 7ast, Alex Len 4pts, 5reb | Goga Bitadze 8pts)
• Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 (Dennis Schroder 6pts, 5ast | Jusuf Nurkic 8pts, 10reb)

Standings:

Eastern Conference

1. Boston Celtics 18-4
2. Milwaukee Bucks 15-5
3. Cleveland Cavaliers 14-8
4. Indiana Pacers 12-9
5. Philadelphia 76ers 12-10
6. Atlanta Hawks 12-10
7. Toronto Raptors 11-10
8. Brooklyn Nets 12-11
9. Washington Wizards 11-11
10. New York Knicks 10-12
11. Miami Heat 10-12
12. Chicago Bulls 9-12
13. Charlotte Hornets 6-15
14. Orlando Magic 5-17
15. Detroit Pistons 5-18

Western Conference

1. Phoenix Suns 15-6
2. Denver Nuggets 14-7
3. New Orleans Pelicans 13-8
4. Memphis Grizzlies 12-9
5. Los Angeles Clippers 13-10
6. Sacramento Kings 11-9
7. Utah Jazz 13-11
8. Golden State Warriors 11-11
9. Minnesota Timberwolves 11-11
10. Portland Trail Blazers 11-11
11. Dallas Mavericks 10-10
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 9-13
13. Los Angeles Lakers 8-12
14. San Antonio Spurs 6-16
15. Houston Rockets 5-16

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