The San Antonio Spurs took their NBA play-off series against the Denver Nuggets to game seven with a 120-103 win on Thursday night despite 43 points from Nikola Jokic.
Spurs duo LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan scored 26 and 25 points respectively to ensure the first-round series went the distance.
LA and DeMar came up BIG tonight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/v2lKLUnnUy — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) April 26, 2019
The pair linked up well as San Antonio started strongly, leading 34-24 after the first quarter as Denver missed all seven of their three-point attempts.
Jokic led the comeback attempt with 27 second-half points, including 17 in the third quarter. He posted the third-highest points total of the post-season and added 12 rebounds and nine assists, narrowly failing to emulate his triple-double in game .
But the Spurs pulled clear once more in the fourth quarter, DeRozan scoring six of their 30 points as they closed out victory.
#GoSpursGo @aldridge_12 (26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST) & @DeMar_DeRozan (25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST) help the @spurs earn the Game 6 victory! #NBAPlayoffs Game 7: Saturday (4/27), 10pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/hrFo2fMUOq — NBA (@NBA) April 26, 2019
The Nuggets will host game seven on Saturday, with the Portland Trail Blazers awaiting the winners.
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