Jokic Triple-Double Rallies Nuggets From 16 Down — Denver Takes 3 Seed

Down 16 in the fourth quarter. On the road against a Blazers team riding a three-game win streak. Nikola Jokic looked at the scoreboard and chose violence.

35 points. 13 rebounds. 13 assists. His 33rd triple-double of the season. The Nuggets erased the deficit, forced overtime, and won 137-132 behind Jokic and Jamal Murray, who poured in 7 of his 20 points in the extra period.

Denver (51-28) has now won nine straight — a season high — and officially leapfrogged the Los Angeles Lakers for the 3 seed in the West. With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves both out, the Lakers are freefalling at the worst possible time. The Nuggets hold the tiebreaker. This is Jokic's conference now.