The Denver Nuggets erased a 19-point deficit for their largest comeback win of the 2021-2022 NBA season- and they did so against a great team on the road.
Denver outscored the Philadelphia 76ers 33-22 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 114-110 win at the Wells Fargo Center.
It was a battle of NBA MVP candidate centers, and while Joel Embiid (34 points) had the highest-scoring night, it was Nikola Jokić who came out on the winning side. Jokić scored 22 points, pulled down 13 rebounds, and dished out eight assists (he did probably get away with a travel, though).
He also had some incredible plays:
While Jokić does this sort of stuff gamely for Denver, the Nuggets also got a huge performance from guard Bones Hyland off the bench. Hyland had 21 points and hit a few crucial three-pointers down the stretch.
The Nuggets improve to 41-28 on the season, while Philadelphia falls to 41-26.