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Nuggets Hold Off Pacers

Michael Porter, Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds Thursday night, outshining Nikola Jokic, in leading the Denver Nuggets past Indiana 113-103.

 

Porter has five double-doubles in the last six games, a stark contrast from an 0 for 8 performance Feb. 16, the first of eight road games in a 10-game stretch.

 

But with Porter rolling and Jokic playing at his usual All-Star level, the Nuggets are rolling. They've won four straight road games for the first time since 2011-12.

 

And everyone has a part. While Jokic had 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Jamal Murray finished with 23 points, his 12th straight with 22 or more.

 

The Pacers need to find some fixes, too, after losing for the fifth time in six games and their fifth straight at home.

 

Indiana was led by Myles Turner's 22 points and a season-high-tying 12 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis had his fourth triple-double of the season with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

 

Denver took control early in the second quarter then pulled out to a 66-54 lead early in the third. But after the Pacers tied the score at 68, Denver outscored Indiana 14-6 over the final 5 1/2 minutes of the third and sealed the victory with a 12-0 spurt midway through the fourth.

 

One day after T.J. McConnell recorded the second triple-double of his career, he finished with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. Doug McDermott had 20 points and Justin Holiday had 16.

 

The Pacers open the second half March 12 at the Los Angeles Lakers.

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