Centre Nikola Jokic Scores 41 as Nuggets Win WC Top Spot Clash

Nikola Jokic scored a game-high 41 points to help the Denver Nuggets reclaim top spot in the NBA Western Conference with a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Jokic added 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals on Wednesday night.

Denver lead the Western Conference by one game with two regular-season matches remaining.

The defending NBA champions are favourites to claim the number one seed and home advantage for the play-offs.

The Timberwolves are now tied for second place in the West with the Oklahoma City Thunder, who thrashed the San Antonio Spurs 127-89.

Elsewhere, in the Western Conference, Devin Booker scored 37 points as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 124-108.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers moved to within one win of securing an Eastern Conference play-off spot with a 110-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Dallas Mavericks ended the Miami Heat’s chances of a top-six seed with a 111-92 win.

There were also wins for the second-placed Milwaukee Bucks, who defeated the Orlando Magic 117-99, and the Charlotte Hornets, who rallied from 18 points down to beat the Atlanta Hawks 115-114, while the Brooklyn Nets clinched a 106-102 victory against the Toronto Raptors.