With the fantastic game of Nikola Jokic, which he played the best during this season, Denver came to victory after overtime.
After the overtime, Denver celebrated on the road to New Orleans and recorded the victory with the result 120:114 (105: 105).
Denver was better in the first half, but only by seven points overall advantage.
And after that, a desperate quarter followed with only 16 points scored, and the Pelicans returned to the game and in the very finish of the match won overtime, through which Denver came to victory in the end.
In 37 minutes on the floor, Jokic achieved a season record of 39 points with an impressive 17/23 from the game (0/3 three-pointer).
The MVP had 11 more rebounds and assists, so he recorded the 61st triple-double in his career.
Jokic was the hero of the Nuggets, scoring five points in the last minutes and a half of the regular part of the match for overtime, and then in the extra period, I almost knocked down the Pelicans, scoring 11 of my team’s 15 points.
“It simply came to our notice then. The team believed me. The coach drew a few actions for me. The ball came in and we didn’t stop. “After all, I feel that they really believed in me and it is very easy for me to shoot in such situations,” said Jokic.
In addition to the Serbian, Will Barton was also good with 20 points (4/7 three-pointers) and 6 assists, Monte Morris scored 11, and Aaron Gordon and JaMychal Green scored 10 each.
In the Pelicans team, the most efficient was Jonas Valanciunas with 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Herbert Jones added 19 hands with 7 rebounds.
Brandon Ingram scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, 15 were added by Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and 12 by Josh Hart with 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
