NBA: Paul, Thunder pull away, defeat Nuggets

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Chris Paul made four 3-pointers as part of a 29-point outing to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-101 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Steven Adams recorded 19 points, 17 rebounds and matched his season best of four steals as Oklahoma City won for the 11th time in the past 14 games.

Nikola Jokic scored 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting as Denver lost its second straight contest following a four-game winning streak. Jamal Murray added 21 points, and Will Barton registered 16 points and nine rebounds. Luguentz Dort and Dennis Schroder also scored 11 points apiece, and Nerlens Noel added 10 for Oklahoma City, which shot 46 percent from the field, including 9 of 26 from 3-point range.Oklahoma City led by one entering the fourth quarter and opened with a 9-2 burst. Abdel Nader buried a 3-pointer to culminate that surge and give the Thunder an 87-79 lead with 9:54 left.

Paul later rebounded his own miss to score and give Oklahoma City a 105-97 lead with 2:59 left. Paul knocked down a 12-foot jumper 31 seconds later, and Adams delivered a thunderous dunk to make it a 12-point margin with 1:58 remaining.Jokic had 19 points in a first half, which concluded with the teams tied at 48.

 

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