Nuggets avoid NBA playoff sweep as Bucks, Heat take 3-1 leads

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 25, 2022 12:06 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the Denver Nuggets avoided being swept out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday, holding off the Golden State Warriors 126-121.

The 27-year-old Serbian big man, last season's NBA Most Valuable Player, also delivered eight rebounds and six assists as the Nuggets pulled within 3-1 in their best-of-seven Western Conference first round series to force a fifth game on Wednesday at San Francisco.

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