From the bench, Campazzo enjoyed Jokic’s great match and the Nuggets’ comeback

Nikola Jockic scored 30 of his 46 points between the fourth period and extra time and The Denver Nuggets came from behind after blowing a 21-point lead to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-130 on Sunday. Facu Campazzo? He watched all 53′ of the game from the substitute bench…

The match

Jokic made two free throws to tie the score with 3.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter (which Denver trailed by six points with 1:25 remaining) and then sealed the victory in overtime with a 3-pointer with 1:30 remaining. .

His strong performance led to an unlikely win in which coach Michael Malone was ejected near the end of the third quarter, the team completely falling apart and then huddled in the closing stretch.

Jokic, the reigning NBA MVP, also recorded 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his league-high 17th triple-double of the season.

The best of Jokic

Brandon Ingram had 38 points for New Orleans. The Pelicans entered the matchup on a four-game winning streak.

Denver came close to winning the game in regulation on a Jokic steal, but Jeff Green narrowly missed a last-second shot. In overtime, Jokic scored seven points and Monte Morris sealed the game with a 3-pointer.

Video: the definition of the match

Sunday results in the NBA

Boston to Brooklyn 126-120
Milwaukee at Phoenix 132-122
Washington at Indiana 133-123
Houston at Memphis 123-112
Utah at Oklahoma City 116-103
Cleveland at Toronto 104-96
Denver to New Orleans 138-130 (in overtime)
NY Knicks at LA Clippers 116-93

the positions

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Miami Heat (43-22)
2. Philadelphia 76ers (39-24)
3. Milwaukee Bucks (40-25)
4. Chicago Bulls (39-25)
5. Boston Celtics (39-27)
6. Cleveland Cavaliers (37-27)
7. Toronto Raptors (34-30)
8. Charlotte Hornets (32-33)
9. Brooklyn Nets (32-33)
10. Atlanta Hawks (31-32)
11. Washington Wizards (29-34)
12. New York Knicks (26-38)
13. Indiana Pacers (22-44)
14.Detroit Pistons (17-47)
15. Orlando Magic (16-49)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. Phoenix Suns (51-13)
2. Golden State Warriors (43-21)
3. Memphis Grizzlies (44-22)
4. Utah Jazz (40-23)
5. Dallas Mavericks (39-25)
6. Denver Nuggets (38-26)
7. Minnesota Timberwolves (36-29)
8. Los Angeles Clippers (34-32)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (28-35)
10. New Orleans Pelicans (27-37)
11. Portland Trail Blazers (25-38)
12. San Antonio Spurs (24-40)
13. Sacramento Kings (24-42)
14. Oklahoma City Thunder (20-44)
15. Houston Rockets (16-48)

The program for Monday

Detroit Pistons-Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers – Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat-Houston Rockets
minnesota timberwolves – Portland Trail Blazers
Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz
San Antonio Spurs – Los Angeles Lakers
Denver Nuggets -Golden State Warriors
Sacramento Kings – New York Knicks.