Denver beats New Orleans: Jokic and Murray make NBA history

Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets earn a 108-116 win behind 49 combined points from their Serbian-Canadian duo.

The Denver Nuggets defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 108-116 while celebrating a historic milestone for Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. The two have become the first pair of teammates to record 1,000 assists to each other.

On the court, the Serbian center finished with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, while the Canadian guard added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Christian Braun also made a key contribution with 17 points and 7 rebounds.

The Pelicans were unable to overcome the 24 points from Zion Williamson and 16 from Saddiq Bey. Denver made the difference with its shooting efficiency, finishing at 52.5% from the field compared to New Orleans’ 41.6%, while also winning the rebounding battle 47-38.

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