Jokic streak continues as Nuggets thwart Knicks

Nikola Jokic posted another double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds for the visiting Denver Nuggets, who cruised to a 114-89 win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, January 10 (Monday, January 11, Manila time).

Jokic, who also had a team-high 5 assists, has recorded at least a double-double in all 10 games this season.

He has 4 triple-doubles to go with 3 points-assists double-doubles and 3 points-rebounds double-doubles.

Gary Harris had 14 points while Monte Morris and PJ Dozier scored 12 points apiece for the Nuggets, who won for the second time in a little more than 24 hours and have 4 victories in their past 5 games.

Denver opened a three-game road trip on Saturday by beating the Philadelphia 76ers, 115-103.

Julius Randle, who had 29 points and 10 rebounds, recorded his eighth consecutive double-double for the Knicks. Elfrid Payton was the only other New York player to get into double figures with 12 points.

Randle and Reggie Bullock combined to score all 8 points in a run that gave the Knicks their biggest lead at 13-10 with 7:00 left in the opening quarter. Millsap then converted a traditional three-point play before Randle sank a three-pointer to give New York its final lead at 16-14.

The Nuggets answered with a 14-2 run that ended with Denver taking a 28-18 lead on a Jokic three-point play.

Denver opened an 19-point lead shortly before the midway point of the 2nd quarter, when the Knicks missed their first 8 shots from the field. A three-pointer by Millsap gave Denver its first 20-point lead at 58-36 with 1:10 to go before halftime.

The Knicks never got closer than 14 points in the second half and trailed 82-64 after the 3rd quarter.

New York mounted an 8-0 run in which Randle scored 5 points to pull within 87-72 early in the 4th, but the Nuggets scored the next 10 points and led by at least 21 the rest of the way. Denver opened the lead to 30 on 3 occasions, the first time on the first NBA three-pointer by Bol Bol. – Rappler.com