Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey’s 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night.

Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey's 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night.

The closing minutes turned into an offensive duel between Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers’ All-Star snub, and Nikola Jokić, the Denver Nuggets’ three-time MVP. And Jokić’s scoring and playmaking — including a crucial floater with 12.

Lately, the Philadelphia 76ers have lacked depth in the frontcourt. Not only has Joel Embiid spent a lot of time off the court, but so has the offseason acquisi

The killings of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont last week, a state’s witness in California, and a pair of senior citizens in Pennsylvania all appear to be linked to a fringe group of West Coast vegan activists and artificial intelligence theorists.

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