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Mikal Bridges, Nets hold off late rally to beat Nuggets 122-120

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DENVER (AP) —Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets withstood alate rally and another triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat theDenver Nuggets 122-120 on Sunday.

Nic Claxtonhad 20 points and Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie added15 points each for Brooklyn, which has won five of its last sixgames.

Jokic had 35points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists for his league-leading 27thtriple-double of the season but missed a contested 14-foot jumperwith 5 seconds left that would have given the Nuggets the lead.

MichaelPorter Jr. added 23 points for Denver, which matched a season highwith its third consecutive loss.

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