Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111
Posted on AllSides March 27th, 2023
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf. That scuttled the highly anticipated showdown between MVP front-runners that many felt could have decided whether Embiid, the runner-up the last two years, denies Jokic a third consecutive award. With Embiid in the locker room, Jokic scored 25 points, pulled down 17...