The New Orleans Pelicans four-game winning streak came to a screeching halt in Denver, with a 130-138 overtime loss to the Nuggets.
Missed free throws by New Orleans in the final moments of the fourth quarter opened the door for the Nuggets, and the reigning MVP busted right through.
Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double with 46 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, adding four blocks and three steals, to take a see-saw battle that saw both teams squander double-digit leads. He scored 30 in the fourth and overtime alone.
The Pelicans trailed by as many as 21 points in the first half, entered the fourth quarter up 10, and led by four points with 3:27 remaining in OT, but were outscored 12-0 to end the game for a loss that also snapped the team’s five-game road winning streak as well.