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Champion Denver recorded an important victory against Minnesota in the NBA on Wednesday. The Nuggets won 116-107 and took the lead in the West just before the end of the play-offs. Nikola Jokic scored 41 points. Karl-Anthony Towns was still missing at Minnesota with a knee injury.
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The NBA regular season is nearing its end. With two games to go, Denver takes the lead in the West. After 80 games, the Nuggets have one more win than Oklahoma City and Minnesota (56 versus 55). OKC crushed San Antonio, without Victor Wembanyama, 127-89 on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Phoenix took revenge for Tuesday’s home defeat against the LA Clippers. The Suns won 108-124 at the Los Angeles court. Devin Booker (37 pts), Bradley Beal (26 pts) and Kevin Durant (24 pts) were the standouts. Phoenix is seventh in the West, just behind number six New Orleans, which holds the last direct play-off spot.
Dallas consolidated its fifth place in the West with a 92-111 victory at Miami, the fifth straight win for the Mavericks. Luka Doncic scored 29 points. With the defeat of Miami, New York, third in the East, is assured of a place in the play-offs.
Milwaukee won 117-99 against Orlando on Wednesday without star player Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek suffered a calf injury during the win against Boston on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo will miss at least the last two games of the regular season. It remains to be seen whether he will be available immediately at the start of the play-offs.