Weekend NBA shocks
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets to a 135–129 comeback win over the Jazz with a 33‑point triple-double — a late-game swing that tightened playoff positioning (x.com). The Clippers also edged the Pacers 114–113 on a Kawhi Leonard game‑winner with 0.4 seconds left, keeping LA’s late-season pulse alive (x.com).
Jokić also grabbed 16 rebounds and handed out 12 assists — numbers that rounded out what the AP and ESPN described as his fourth straight triple-double and his 31st of the season. (espn.com) Jamal Murray followed a 53-point night two nights earlier by scoring 31 and, alongside Cam Johnson, canned four of the Nuggets’ final six 3-pointers in the last 2:20 to flip a late Utah advantage. (nba.com) Denver’s win left the team 47-28 and in fourth place in the Western Conference — listed by ESPN as one game ahead of Minnesota and a half-game behind the Los Angeles Lakers in the standings. (espn.com) Kawhi Leonard finished with 28 points and extended a streak of scoring at least 20 points in 50 consecutive games, a run that began Nov. 28, according to AP/ESPN accounts. (espn.com) Los Angeles erased a 24-point deficit that opened when Indiana shot 8-for-11 from 3 in the first quarter, producing the Clippers’ fourth straight victory and giving coach Tyronn Lue his 400th career win. (nba.com) Indiana lost forward Jarace Walker to a first-half concussion evaluation, Aaron Nesmith scored 26 and Obi Toppin had 20, while Jay Huff missed two free throws in the closing sequence that would have changed the final outcome. (espn.com)
