NBA: Denver Nuggets claim statement win over Milwaukee Bucks

The Denver Nuggets beat fellow NBA conference leaders the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 in a statement victory before the play-offs.

Nikola Jokic, the two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, scored 31 points and had 11 assists for Western Conference leaders Denver.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 2019 and 2020 MVP, also hit 31 points.

However, only seven of those came in the second half as the Nuggets came from behind to win.

The Nuggets are three and a half games clear of the Memphis Grizzlies in the west, with the Bucks two games up on the Boston Celtics in the east, making both favourites to secure top seed, with eight regular season games remaining.
 
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