Nuggets Edge Spurs 136–131
Denver nipped San Antonio 136–131 in a wild late-game finish that included talk of a controversial foul on Nikola Jokić — the scoring binge kept the West race chaotic with narrow margins between playoff seeds. The boxscore and controversy lit up recap feeds and social threads overnight Nuggets edged Spurs 136-131 with controversial Jokic foul.
Nikola Jokić posted a 31-point, 20-rebound, 12-assist triple‑double on March 12, 2026 espn.com. Denver erased a 20‑point deficit when Jamal Murray’s 3 with 4:38 left gave Denver its first lead and the Nuggets outscored San Antonio 42‑25 in the fourth quarter to close the game espn.com. San Antonio was playing without Victor Wembanyama, and guard Stephon Castle produced a 30‑point, 11‑rebound, 10‑assist triple‑double in the loss nba.com. Social feeds that amplified the late finish were also buzzing about a separate incident earlier that week — Oklahoma City’s Lu Dort was assessed a Flagrant‑2 and ejected for contact on Jokić (Dort later apologized), a sequence widely covered by league outlets and broadcast replays nbcsports.com.
