The ‘Hallelujah’ was unmistakable, and Nikola Jokic (Denver) had another triple-double.
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz 113-97 on Dec. 22 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, in their 2023-2024 NBA regular-season home game.
Dallas ace Luka Doncic led the way with 34 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and four steals in 34 minutes and 40 seconds of action. Daniel Gafford supported with 24 points, 스포츠토토 while Kyrie Irving chipped in with 16 points (7 assists).
Denver, which is in a tight race for first place in the West with Oklahoma City, hosted the New York Knicks, a dark horse in a tough East, and defeated them 113-100 behind a triple-double from Nikola Jokic (30 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists) and a strong performance from Michael Porter Jr.
Denver remained in second place with a 49-21 record, a half-game behind first-place Oklahoma City.
Jokic recorded his 22nd triple-double of the season. He practically clinched the triple-double in the first half.
Jokic had 16 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists in the first half alone. After the game, his opponent, New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, told local media, “Denver played great basketball. Jokic made them do it.
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 115-108 behind the one-two punch of Yannis Adetokunbo (21 points, nine rebounds, five assists) and Damian Lillard (30 points, 12 assists).
With Joel Embiid out of the MVP race due to a long-term injury, Jokic and Adetokunbo are still in contention at the top of the MVP race. Here’s Oklahoma City‘s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The most likely candidate so far is Yokichi.
