Nuggets claw Wolves to reclaim top spot

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets boxes out Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the third quarter at the Ball Arena on April 10, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.LOS ANGELES – Nikola Jokic scored 41 points as the Denver Nuggets reclaimed pole position in the Western Conference playoff race with a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in their top-of-the-table clash on Wednesday .

"We found a way to win, our defense in the fourth quarter was amazing," Jokic told ESPN, before downplaying the significance of Denver's return to the top. Minnesota's defeat dropped them into third place in the West behind Oklahoma City Thunder. Although the Timberwolves and OKC have identical records of 55-25 with two games remaining, the Thunder hold the tiebreaker by virtue of the better divisional record.

The seventh-placed Suns are on 47-33, just behind New Orleans, who occupy the last automatic postseason spot in the West in sixth with a 47-32 record. The Dallas Mavericks reeled off their fifth straight win with a 111-92 defeat of the Miami Heat. Luka Doncic scored 29 points for Dallas in a result which ensured the New York Knicks clinched a playoff place in the East.

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