DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds in his return to the lineup, Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on Friday night.

It was the 145th career triple-double for Jokic, who missed Denver's previous two games due to an illness.

It was Westbrook's 202nd career triple-double. It was the second time this season they have had triple-doubles in the same game, and according to the NBA they are the first teammates in NBA history to have triple-doubles in the same game multiple times in a single season.

Westbrook has the most career NBA triple-doubles and Jokic is third. Oscar Robertson is second with 181.

Ben Simmons played for the first time since Jan. 1 and had 10 points and six assists for Brooklyn, which has dropped four straight and 12 of its last 15. Keon Johnson had 22 points and Tyrese Martin had 19 points for Brooklyn.

The Nuggets used a late second-quarter run to take the lead for good, then opened the second half with a 25-9 spurt that made it 90-68.

The Nets got within 97-92 before Denver pulled away.

Takeaways

Nets: Played with just eight players against Detroit on Wednesday but Simmons returned from a four-game absence. Cam Johnson (right ankle sprain) and D’Angelo Russell (right shin contusion) are still out.

Nuggets: Jamal Murray didn’t play in the second half due to right knee soreness. Jokic entered Friday leading the NBA in scoring at 31.5 points a game.

Key moment

Johnson’s corner 3-pointer made it 101-95 midway through the fourth but Denver recovered and went on a 16-5 run to lead 117-100 with 2:48 left.

Key stat

The Nuggets committed nine turnovers by 2:09 into the second quarter and just five in the last 35:51.

Up next

The Nets continue their six-game road trip at Utah on Sunday night. The Nuggets play two straight games in Dallas, starting Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Nikola Jokic (Ben Simmons gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Noah Clowney makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	0	2
11:14	Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	2	2
11:02	Ziaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	2	5
10:49	Jamal Murray bad pass (Noah Clowney steals)	2	5
10:41	Nic Claxton makes 2-foot layup (Ben Simmons assists)	2	7
10:27	Nic Claxton personal foul	2	7
10:20	Russell Westbrook misses layup	2	7
10:15	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	2	7
10:15	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	4	7
10:12	Christian Braun shooting foul	4	7
10:12	Ziaire Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	4	7
10:12	Nets offensive team rebound	4	7
10:12	Ziaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	4	8
9:59	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	6	8
9:46	Ziaire Williams bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	6	8
9:43	Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	8
9:22	Ben Simmons makes 7-foot two point shot	8	10
9:10	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Ben Simmons steals)	8	10
9:02	Keon Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper	8	13
8:59	Nuggets Full timeout	8	13
8:48	Ziaire Williams personal foul	8	13
8:43	Michael Porter Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	10	13
8:18	Ben Simmons makes 8-foot two point shot	10	15
8:05	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Nic Claxton steals)	10	15
7:58	Nic Claxton misses layup	10	15
7:55	Christian Braun defensive rebound	10	15
7:53	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	10	15
7:50	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	10	15
7:40	Ben Simmons makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Keon Johnson assists)	10	17
7:23	Michael Porter Jr. makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	17
7:06	Ben Simmons bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	12	17
7:00	Russell Westbrook misses running pullup jump shot	12	17
6:57	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	12	17
6:51	Nets Full timeout	12	17
6:51	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	12	17
6:51	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Nic Claxton	12	17
6:51	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Ben Simmons	12	17
6:45	Noah Clowney makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keon Johnson assists)	12	20
6:30	Noah Clowney shooting foul	12	20
6:30	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	12	20
6:30	Nuggets offensive team rebound	12	20
6:30	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	12	20
6:28	Nuggets offensive team rebound	12	20
6:23	Russell Westbrook misses 8-foot two point shot	12	20
6:20	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	12	20
6:13	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point shot	12	20
6:11	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	12	20
6:11	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	14	20
6:11	Jalen Wilson shooting foul	14	20
6:11	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	15	20
5:53	Keon Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	20
5:53	Peyton Watson enters the game for Christian Braun	15	20
5:35	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Peyton Watson assists)	17	20
5:21	Keon Johnson bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	17	20
5:17	Keon Johnson blocks Peyton Watson 's 3-foot two point shot	17	20
5:17	Nuggets offensive team rebound	17	20
5:09	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	17	20
5:09	Nikola Jokic turnover	17	20
4:57	Peyton Watson blocks Jalen Wilson 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	17	20
4:54	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	17	20
4:51	Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Ziaire Williams steals)	17	20
4:46	Day'Ron Sharpe makes 1-foot dunk (Ziaire Williams assists)	17	22
4:37	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)	19	22
4:37	Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul	19	22
4:37	Tosan Evbuomwan enters the game for Ziaire Williams	19	22
4:37	Tyrese Martin enters the game for Keon Johnson	19	22
4:37	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	20	22
4:24	Peyton Watson shooting foul	20	22
4:24	Noah Clowney makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
4:24	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	20	23
4:24	Noah Clowney makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
4:17	Tyrese Martin personal foul	20	24
4:17	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	21	24
4:17	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	21	24
4:17	Ben Simmons enters the game for Noah Clowney	21	24
4:17	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	22	24
4:06	Day'Ron Sharpe misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	24
4:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	22	24
3:55	Julian Strawther makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	24	24
3:42	Tyrese Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	24	27
3:28	Ben Simmons personal foul	24	27
3:28	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	25	27
3:28	Keon Johnson enters the game for Day'Ron Sharpe	25	27
3:28	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	25	27
3:25	Tyrese Martin defensive rebound	25	27
3:10	Keon Johnson makes 7-foot two point shot	25	29
2:57	Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup (Peyton Watson assists)	27	29
2:33	Tosan Evbuomwan misses 9-foot two point shot	27	29
2:30	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	27	29
2:26	Julian Strawther makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	30	29
1:58	Tyrese Martin misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	29
1:57	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	30	29
1:52	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	30	29
1:49	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	30	29
1:49	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	32	29
1:49	Nets Full timeout	32	29
1:49	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	32	29
1:31	Jalen Wilson lost ball turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	32	29
1:26	Peyton Watson out of bounds lost ball turnover	32	29
1:16	Jalen Wilson misses 22-foot three point jumper	32	29
1:14	Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound	32	29
1:12	Tyrese Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tosan Evbuomwan assists)	32	32
52.0	Jamal Murray bad pass (Tosan Evbuomwan steals)	32	32
48.1	Ben Simmons makes dunk (Jalen Wilson assists)	32	34
30.1	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	32	34
26.0	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	32	34
26.0	Christian Braun shooting foul	32	34
26.0	Keon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	32	35
26.0	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	32	35
26.0	Keon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	32	36
7.1	Ben Simmons personal foul	32	36
7.1	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2	32	36
7.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	32	36
7.1	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	32	36
7.1	Noah Clowney enters the game for Tosan Evbuomwan	32	36
7.1	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2	32	36
4.1	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	32	36
0.0	Ben Simmons misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	32	36
0.0	Nets offensive team rebound	32	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	36

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 11, 2025

Coverage

YES, ALT2/KTVD, NBA League Pass, Altitude Sports

Attendance

19,959

Referees

Pat Fraher, Kevin Cutler, John Conley

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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