Nikola Jokic overcame a sluggish start to finish with a triple-double and the visiting Denver Nuggets rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 132-129 in overtime on Sunday night.

Jokic went scoreless until the end of the second quarter, but finished the game with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, his NBA-best 11th triple-double of the season. He scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and overtime. Jamal Murray also scored 27 points while Russell Westbrook scored 21 points.

Reserve Jordan Hawkins scored a season-high 25 points and CJ McCollum had 24 to pace the Pelicans.

Jokic scored the Nuggets’ first three baskets in overtime and then set up Gordon’s game-winning basket before Jamal Murray added a layup. New Orleans got within two points twice after that, but couldn’t get any closer.

Rockets 114, Raptors 110

Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Jalen Green added 22 and Houston edged host Toronto to hand the Raptors their seventh straight loss.

Alperen Sengun contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, who have won two straight. Toronto’s Ja’Kobe Walter scored 14 of his career-best 27 points in the first quarter before fouling out with 2:40 to play.

Houston outscored Toronto by 18 points at the free throw line, making 27 of 33 attempts, compared to 9 of 13 for the Raptors, as well as games (62-50) and second chance shots (21-10).

Pacers 122, Kings 95

Pascal Siakam led a balanced attack with 19 points, Tyrese Haliburton celebrated his first triumphant homecoming and visiting Indiana rolled past struggling Sacramento.

Playing in Sacramento for just the second time since joining the Pacers from the Kings in February 2022, Haliburton contributed 14 points, eight assists and five rebounds in Indiana’s fourth straight win. Siakam complemented his team-high point total with a team-high 10 rebounds, giving him his second straight double-double and fourth of the season. Myles Turner (15 points), Ben Sheppard (14), Nembhard (12), TJ McConnell (12) and Obi Toppin (11) also scored in double figures.

De’Aaron Fox was the game’s leading scorer with 23 points for the Kings, who shot just 36.5 percent. He added seven assists. Domantas Sabonis, who moved from Indiana to Sacramento in the six-player Haliburton trade, had a game-high 21 rebounds and 17 points.

–Field level media