Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 114-102 on Saturday, Nov. 7, before a sellout crowd of more than 20,000 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
Denver led by as many as 27 in the first half and was up 64-41 at halftime. Indiana scored 37 points in the third quarter and got within 102-95 with 7:27 left, but the Nuggets pulled away again, Reuters reported. Cameron Johnson scored 18 and Jamal Murray had 16 points and eight assists. Spencer Jones, making his season debut after a hamstring injury, added 13 off the bench.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 23 points, and Larry Nance Jr. had 15 with five 3-pointers. Indiana played without All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who missed the trip with a hamstring strain.
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It was the 35th NBA game played in Mexico. The Nuggets' only earlier game in the country was a 2006 preseason game against the Warriors in Monterrey. Denver is now 5-3 and 2-0 in regular-season international games, the Nuggets said. Indiana fell to 3-7. The Warriors host the Pelicans tonight: Warriors vs. Pelicans preview.