Coming off a third-straight loss to the New York Knicks, things weren't looking good for the Denver Nuggets as they started off their five-game road trip withou

It took a near triple-double from Nikola Jokic, another 30-point performance from a new-look Jamal Murray and efficient scoring nights from Michael Porter Jr. and Julian Strawther, but the Denver Nuggets picked up their first win of the road trip Friday against a Philadelphia 76ers team that was without Joel Embiid and Paul George.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey’s 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night.

Multiple members of the Philadelphia 76ers explain their struggles with Nikola Jokic in a loss to the Denver Nuggets.

The 76ers looked hapless when they got clobbered at Ball Arena on Jan. 21. They looked like a reinvigorated force 10 days later, even short-handed. It took a Nikola Jokic pick-and-pop 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining for the Nuggets to end Philadelphia’s four-game win streak Friday night at Wells Fargo Center,