Nuggets 122-111 Spurs game summary (Jan. 4, 2025)

ByDavid Mitchell
Nuggets 122-111 Spurs game summary (Jan. 4, 2025)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 46 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets ruined Victor Wembanyama’s 21st birthday on Saturday, beating the San Antonio Spurs 122-111 in overtime.

Wembanyama finished with 20 points and 23 rebounds for San Antonio, but did not score or rebound in overtime. Wembanyama has recorded 57 double-doubles in 101 career games.

The teams split the home and away series on consecutive nights. The Spurs won Friday’s game 113-110 when Wembanyama stole the ball from Jokic with four seconds left and Vassell scored on a quick layup.

Jokic made sure there were no such exploits on Saturday, scoring nine points in the extra period.

Michael Porter Jr. added 28 points and 10 rebounds for Denver. Harrison Barnes scored 22 points and Devin Vassell 19 for San Antonio, which had won two in a row.

Vassell missed a contested layup, but knocked in the rebound to tie the game at 108 with 14 seconds left in regulation. Jokic missed a 19-footer over Wembanyama with two seconds left to close out regulation.

Zach Collins and Russell Westbrook each received a technical foul in the first quarter after taunting each other, with Westbrook doing so from the bench.

The Nuggets host Boston on Tuesday. San Antonio begins a four-game road trip at Chicago on Monday.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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