Jokic Stars As Nuggets Secure Third Seed In Final Game

Three-time Most Valuable Player Jokic, 31, who besides registered 8 rebounds, played conscionable complete 18 minutes successful Texas to scope 65 games and go eligible for nan league's season-ending awards.

Denver's Julian Strawther scored 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas vanished pinch 16 points and 11 rebounds.

De'Aaron Fox led nan Spurs pinch 24 points while MVP contender Victor Wembanyama was rested pursuing his 40-point capacity successful nan 139-120 triumph complete nan Dallas Mavericks connected Saturday.

Second seed San Antonio, who secured their play-off spot against nan Mavericks, will big nan victor of nan in-play tourney crippled betwixt nan Portland Trail Blazers and nan Phoenix Suns successful nan first round.

The in-play tourney is simply a round-robin title which follows nan regular season, wherever 8 teams compete to found nan seventh and eighth seeds successful each conference.

Oklahoma City Thunder, who are defending NBA champions and apical seed successful nan West, positive Eastern Conference first and 2nd seeds nan Detroit Pistons and nan Boston Celtics, will find retired their first-round opponents erstwhile nan in-play tourney finishes connected Friday.