Nikola Jokic, who has suddenly become a triple-double machine, lifted his hands in disbelief as he was called for his sixth foul with the Nuggets clinging to a one-point lead with less than two minutes to play Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs.
Not to worry. Gary Harris drilled a step-back jumper and got free in transition for a dunk. Then Mason Plumlee, playing for the first time since Jan. 29, finished it off with his own slam.
Those thunderous finishes, along with Jokic’s third consecutive triple-double, pushed the Nuggets to a 122-119 win at the Pepsi Center in their first game after the all-star break.