{"id":1384486,"date":"2019-01-10T21:56:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T04:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/jokic-notches-triple-double-as-nuggets-rout-clippers-121-100\/"},"modified":"2019-01-10T21:56:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T04:56:01","slug":"jokic-notches-triple-double-as-nuggets-rout-clippers-121-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/jokic-notches-triple-double-as-nuggets-rout-clippers-121-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Jokic notches triple-double as Nuggets rout Clippers 121-100"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DENVER \u2014 Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 21st career triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets extend their home winning streak to 11 by cruising past the Los Angeles Clippers 121-100 on Thursday night. <\/p>\n

Jamal Murray scored 23 points and Mason Plumlee added a season-high 17 points to go with 12 rebounds for the Western Conference-leading Nuggets. They’re 17-3 at home. <\/p>\n

Lou Williams led the Clippers with 19 points, and Danilo Gallinari chipped in 18 against his former team. <\/p>\n

Jokic did a little bit of everything. <\/p>\n

The big man turned in the pass of the night when he threw a full-length strike over a defender to Murray for a dunk in the third quarter. Jokic later had a layup when he bounced the ball off the backboard to himself. <\/p>\n

Jokic was coming off a game in Miami on Tuesday in which he had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. <\/p>\n

After the final buzzer, he signed a jersey for Broncos pass rusher Von Miller, who happened to be sitting courtside. Miller also gave Jokic a Broncos jersey. <\/p>\n

Denver built the lead to 102-81 with 9:03 remaining on a jumper by Monte Morris. The Clippers made a little run, but Morris silenced it with a 3-pointer. <\/p>\n

Gallinari received applause from the crowd when he was announced. He joined the Clippers last season after a bulk of his career in Denver. He was limited to 21 games with Los Angeles in 2017-18 due to injuries and didn’t suit up when the Clippers played in the Mile High City. <\/p>\n

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TIP-INS <\/p>\n

Clippers: F Luc Mbah a Moute remains out with a sore left knee. … G Patrick Beverley was ejected in the fourth quarter for arguing. <\/p>\n

Nuggets: G Gary Harris missed his second straight game with tightness in his left hamstring. … F Juancho Hernangomez has been dealing with an injury. Earlier this season, he dealt with an abdominal strain. “If it gets to a point we have to shut him down for a bit, we’ll do so,” Malone said. <\/p>\n

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NATIONAL TREASURES <\/p>\n

Jokic, who’s from Serbia, currently sits in seventh place among Western Conference frontcourt players in the All-Star voting by fans. Dallas rookie and Slovenian native Luka Doncic is second, with fans counting for 50 percent of the vote to determine the starters. <\/p>\n

“Obviously, a lot of fans in Slovenia are voting and not enough fans in Serbia are voting,” Malone cracked. <\/p>\n

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