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Nuggets drop sixth straight as Nikola Jokic sits, fall to Giannis Antetokoumpo’s Bucks, 120-109

Too much Giannis, not enough Joker.

Or any Joker, now that you mention it.

Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sat for a fourth straight game as he recovers from a wrist strain, and his Nuggets continue to miss him — dropping a sixth straight game, this one to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, 120-109, at Ball Arena on Friday night.

It’s the Nuggets’ first losing skid of more than five games since 2015-16, coach Michael Malone’s first season at the helm.

Malone’s Nuggs that year endured two long losing streaks early on in the campaign — a six-game slide from Dec.