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Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the Phoenix Suns on December 25, 2022 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Garrett Ellwood, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP 

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 25: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the Phoenix Suns on December 25, 2022 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE   Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Garrett Ellwood / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732432407546NBA_DEN-Nikola Jokic_AFP v2_embed.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the Phoenix Suns on December 25, 2022 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Garrett Ellwood, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the Phoenix Suns on December 25, 2022 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. <em>Garrett Ellwood, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File</em></span></span></span>LOS ANGELES -- Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to spark the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday, continuing their dominance of the NBA rivalry.</div><p>The Nuggets won for the 13th time in the past 14 contests against the Lakers, including ousting the Lakers in the playoffs the past two seasons.</p><p>Serbian star Jokic failed to achieve his sixth consecutive triple double, managing only eight assists, but his effort was plenty as Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray had 14 points and Russell Westbrook had 14 points and 11 assists.</p><p>Denver outscored the Lakers 70-39 in the second half to run away with the contest, giving Michael Malone his team-record 443 coaching victory with the Nuggets.</p><p>&quot;The biggest thing is we won,&quot; Malone said. &quot;I loved how we came out in that third quarter. We got stops. We got out and ran.</p><p>&quot;And then the players -- I&#x27;m not the coach I am without the guys like Nikola, Jamal... and everybody that has come through that door.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kbe9bg_9mOc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>The Lakers (10-6) had won six of their past seven games while the Nuggets (9-6) had lost three of their four prior starts.</div><p>Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 19 points while LeBron James added 18 and Anthony Davis, second in NBA scoring, had 14 points and 10 rebounds.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to spark the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday, continuing their dominance of the NBA rivalry.</p>

Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to spark the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday, continuing their dominance of the NBA rivalry.

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NBA: Nuggets rip Lakers behind Jokic's double-double

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