But he was great from the tip in Game 5, so the Nuggets did the unthinkable: They took the ball out of Jokić's hands in the middle of the Clipper comeback and told Murray to save them.

The Denver Nuggets took a 3-2 lead in their first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday, thanks to ...

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokić delivered a monumental performance Monday night, fueling the Denver Nuggets to a 121-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder and securing home-court advantage. Just 48 ...

"We watched the end of that game on the plane, and man, what a performance," Kerr said of Jokić's big game. "You know what I was thinking while watching Steph last night and watching Jokić?

The Clippers surged into the No. 5 ... Jokić was limited, the Nuggets leaned on his supporting cast, including Porter, who bounced back from a 3-point performance in 26 minutes in Denver's ...