NIKOLA Jokic makes a rousing return with 31 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in their NBA regular season game.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Denver superstar Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game injury absence to post a 31-point, 12-rebound double-double on Friday and propel the Nuggets to a 122-109 National Basketball Association (NBA) victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic had not played since suffering a bone bruise in the left knee he hyperextended in a game against Miami on 29 December.
The Serbian big man did not miss a beat. He led all scorers, connecting on eight of 11 shots from the field, and also handed out five assists with three steals while playing just 24:32 minutes as the Nuggets halted the Clippers’ winning streak at three.
“I feel good out there,” Jokic said in an on-court post-game interview. “I think I did a really good job with the recovery, really good to prepare myself.”
Jokic’s return was a welcome boost for a Nuggets team that just saw forward Aaron Gordon join Christian Braun and Cameron Johnson on the injured list.
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