Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night. Peyton Watson scored a career-high 32 points as Denver won for the eighth time in nine games.

The Nuggets were ahead, 112-97, with 4:50 left in the fourth quarter when Jokic decided to pull it off. He was being guarded by Derik Queen at the free-throw line when he made the nifty dime to Peyton Watson, who gave a ghost screen before diving to the basket for the dunk.

Now, Jokic has totaled 16,590 points throughout his 11-year career with the Nuggets—effectively passing Issel's 16,589 over the decade that he played with Denver, and the only one sitting behind slot number one in the all-time rankings.

Playing in Denver on the second night of a back-to-back against a Nuggets team on a seven-game win streak, the Bulls made clutch plays down the stretch

Nikola Jokic aportó 28 puntos, 12 asistencias y 11 rebotes para que los Nuggets de Denver derrotaran el miércoles 125-118 a los Pelicans de Nueva Orleáns.

The Denver Nuggets suffered a nail-biting loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night that came down to a half-court heave from Nikola Jokic in an attempt to forc

Expert recap and game analysis of the Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets NBA game from November 17, 2025 on ESPN.