Nikola Jokic scored 31 factors to assist the Western Convention-leading Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-106.
Jokic got here out on high in opposition to French rookie Victor Wembanyama, who managed 17 factors for the Spurs.
Denver’s win was their fifth in a row and eleventh in 12 video games.
Elsewhere, Zion Williamson scored 34 factors because the New Orleans Pelicans earned a 112-104 win in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The victory meant the fifth-placed Pelicans moved to inside two video games of the fourth-placed Clippers within the Western Convention.
The Phoenix Suns gained 107-96 on the Charlotte Hornets, with Devin Booker getting 21 factors for the guests.
The Suns are seventh within the Western Convention and aiming for a top-six spot to keep away from having to undergo the play-in match to achieve the play-offs.
Phoenix’s Kevin Durant scored 13 factors and desires 20 extra to cross Shaquille O’Neal’s 28,596 to maneuver eighth on the NBA all-time scoring listing.