Nikola Jokic had a career-best 19 assists, while adding 18 points and nine rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers 125-116 on Monday night.

Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Christian Braun added 17 points and Jamal Murray scored 16 for visiting Denver.

Myles Turner led Indiana with 23 points. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 15 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Aaron Nesmith 17.

The Nuggets shot 56% and held a 46-32 rebounding edge.

The Nuggets led by as many as 13 before settling for a 64-58 lead at halftime. The Pacers had trimmed the lead to 56-55 off a fast break dunk by Obi Toppin with 2:43 left in the second quarter. Denver followed with a 6-0 run to regain control.

TIMBERWOLVES 131, THUNDER 128: Jaden McDaniels scored 27 points, Anthony Edwards blocked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s go-ahead shot attempt and Minnesota overcame a 25-point deficit in the second half to win at Oklahoma City in overtime. Gilgeous-Alexander had 39 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, but Edwards blocked him at the rim with 13.2 seconds remaining in overtime.

KINGS 130, HORNETS 88: Zach LaVine scored a season-high 42 points in his finest game with Sacramento since being acquired in a multi-team trade near the deadline, leading the Kings past visiting Charlotte.

WIZARDS 107, NETS 99: Jordan Poole scored 26 points, including a couple of crucial jumpers late as Washington snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Brooklyn.

Washington trailed 97-96 before going on a 7-0 run that included a 3-pointer and a long 2 by Poole. Bilal Coulibaly added 20 points for the Wizards, who won for just the 10th time this season. Ziaire Williams led the Nets with 19 points, but after Trendon Watford’s layup with 4:45 remaining, Brooklyn didn’t score again until Cam Johnson’s two free throws with 13 seconds to play.

HAWKS 98, BULLS 86: Trae Young had 11 points and 14 assists, and Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Miami. Onyeka Okongwu had 17 points and eight rebounds, while Terrance Mann and Caris LaVert both added 15 points off the bench. The Hawks allowed their fewest points since a 100-82 victory over Cleveland on March 14, 2021, and moved past Miami into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

BULLS 142, 76ERS 110: Josh Giddey had 25 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as Chicago ended a six-game skid by routing host Philadelphia.

TRAIL BLAZERS 114, JAZZ 112: Anfernee Simons had 28 points and out six assists to lead Portland to a win at Utah. The Blazers snapped a three-game road losing streak on the first game of a seven-game trip.