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Denver beat New Orleans 141-135 in overtime, with Jamal Murray scoring 42 and Nikola Jokic adding 35 points and 15 rebounds.
The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 in overtime in Denver, Colorado. The game was extended past regulation, and Denver finished with a six-point victory.
Jamal Murray scored 42 points for Denver. Nikola Jokic added 35 points and 15 rebounds, and the two players combined for 77 points.
New Orleans scored 135 points in the defeat, and the game was decided in the extra period.
The available reporting comes from a single source and includes only the final score and two individual stat lines. It does not include quarter-by-quarter scoring, team shooting figures, or comments from players or coaches, so the factors behind the overtime finish cannot be determined.
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Murray and Jokic Account for 77 Points in Denver Overtime Win
The Nuggets' overtime victory rested heavily on two scorers. Jamal Murray's 42 points and Nikola Jokic's 35 points together produced 77 of Denver's 141 points, roughly 55 percent of the team's total. Jokic's 15 rebounds added a second dimension to his output. Both performances were central to Denver's six-point win over New Orleans.
Nuggets Survive Extra Period to Edge New Orleans by Six
The game required an overtime period before Denver secured the win, with the final result separated by six points. The available reporting provides only the score and two individual stat lines, so the flow of the game, including how the contest was level at the end of regulation, is not described. For New Orleans, the loss came in a game decided only in extra time.