The Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 128-125 in a hard-fought duel in which Nikola Jokic recorded his 12th triple-double of the seasonJokic scored 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists before being ejected in the final minutes of overtime for personal fouls.
Alperen Sengun, with another triple-double (33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists), had the tie in his hands, but his three-pointer was just an attempt.
Victor Wembanyama makes a monster dunk emulating Vince Carter
It was a duel with 17 lead changes and 16 ties, in which Jamal Murray contributed 35 points for Denver and Kevin Durant 26 for the Rockets.
The Nuggets (19-6) and Rockets (16-7) are at the top of the West.
In addition to these games, the Toronto Raptors won 96-106 in Miami with 28 points from Brandon Ingram and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 103-121 with 31 points from Jaren Jackson Jr
