File photo / Nikola Jokic.
DENVER.- Nikola Jokic hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds to go, his 12th triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets added their 13th straight home victory with a 119-116 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. in the evening.
Jokic connected from the top of the key, stepping back to get the shot over Franz Wagner to finish with 17 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the 88th triple-double of his career.
Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 25 points, including a pair of free throws that gave the Nuggets a 116-115 lead with 16 seconds remaining. Jamal Murray added 18 points.
Markelle Fultz had 20 points for the Magic and made one of two free throws with 14 seconds left to tie it at 116, setting the stage for Jokic’s shot. Wagner added 19 points and Paolo Banchero had 18.
BULLS 132, WARRIORS 118
CHICAGO.- Nikola Vucevic matched his career high with 43 points as Chicago snapped an 11-game losing streak to Golden State.
The last time Vucevic scored 43 points was on February 2, 2021, against the Bulls as a member of the Orlando Magic.
Chicago beat Golden State for the first time since March 2, 2017.
Zach LaVine added 27 points despite shooting 1-for-8 from 3-point range as the Bulls (20-24) snapped a three-game losing streak. They won without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, who missed his third straight game with a strained right quadriceps.
Klay Thompson scored 26 points and Stephen Curry added 20 for Golden State (21-22), which has lost four of its last five games. The Warriors committed 23 turnovers that resulted in 31 points.
CLIPPERS 121, ROCKETS 100
THE ANGELS.- Terance Mann scored a career-high 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30, and Los Angeles extended Houston’s season-worst skid to 10 straight games.
Both teams were shorthanded. Houston starters Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate served one-game suspensions for leaving the bench area during an on-court altercation in Friday’s loss at Sacramento.
The Clippers were without Paul George (sore right hamstring) and Marcus Morris (bruised left knee). They had lost eight of nine games.
Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 24 points. Kenyon Martin Jr. added 22 points and nine rebounds and Alperen Sengun 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
The Clippers snapped a tight game in the fourth when they outscored the Rockets 30-10.
KNICKS 117, PISTONS 104
DETROIT.- Julius Randle had 42 points and 15 rebounds as New York extended its winning streak against Detroit to 11 games.
Detroit hasn’t beaten the Knicks since Nov. 6, 2019, the end of its eight-game winning streak over New York.
Jalen Brunson added 27 points for the Knicks and Immanuel Quickley added 17.
Jaden Ivey had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Pistons and Saddiq Bey added 21 points.
THUNDER 112, NETS 102
NY.- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey each scored 28 points to lead Oklahoma City over Brooklyn.
Lu Dort added 22 points for the Thunder, who earned a third straight victory to cap a road trip to the East and improved to 21-23.
Brooklyn suffered its second straight loss since losing Kevin Durant to a sprained knee ligament. Seth Curry scored 23 points and Nic Claxton posted his 12th double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Claxton also had four blocks, extending his streak of games with at least three to eight. The franchise record is Shawn Bradley’s 11, who did it twice in the 1995-96 season.
KINGS 132, SPURS 119
SAN ANTONIO.- Harrison Barnes scored 29 points, Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Sacramento extended its winning streak to four games with a win over San Antonio.
De’Aaron Fox added 23 points and Davion Mitchell had 19 points for Sacramento. The Kings remain at the top of the Pacific Division, with seven wins in 10 games.
San Antonio, which has lost four straight, was led by Jakob Poeltl’s 23 points. Josh Richardson added 21 points and Keldon Johnson had 20.
