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FIRE

AND

Denver Nuggets center Niko- ISLES
la Jokic, front, competes for
control of a rebound against
Oklahoma City Thunder cen-
ter Steven Adams during the
second half of an NBA bas-
ketball game Tuesday, Feb.
26, 2019, in Denver.
Associated Press
Jokic scores

36 points,

Denver

beats

Thunder

121-112

DENVER (AP) — Nikola
Jokic is making his pres-
ence felt down the stretch,
and that's the way the
Denver Nuggets want it.
Jokic scored 36 points, in-
cluding five free throws in
the final moments, and the
Nuggets fended off Okla-
homa City's late rally for
a 121-112 victory Tuesday
night in a matchup be-
tween two of the top three
teams in the Western Con-
ference standings.
"When the game's on the
line, we're going to one
guy: Nikola Jokic," Nuggets
coach Michael Malone
said. "He's been able to
score in the post against
single coverage, double Backlund, Andersson score,
teams. We've won so many
close games ... and a lot of
those you can attribute to Flames beat Islanders 3-1
Nikola being effective and
efficient in the post and
score, make the right play Calgary Flames left wing Andrew Mangiapane (88) checks New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55) behind the net
or go to the foul line and in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Uniondale, N.Y.
make a free throw." Associated Press
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