Nikola Jokic’s late hoop lifts Nuggets past Suns

Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in his second consecutive triple-double, and his jumper with 11.5 seconds remaining broke a tie and pushed the Denver Nuggets to a 125-123 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.

Jokic added 17 rebounds and tied a season high with 17 assists for his 29th triple-double of the season. He reached the plateau 11 seconds into the second half, when his 10th assist set up Aaron Gordon's dunk.

Jamal Murray scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter...