Porter’s career-high 37 powers Nuggets

Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 37 points and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double to help the Nuggets top the Thunder 121-113 in overtime on Monday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Jokic had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Nuggets strengthen their hold on third place in the Western Conference standings.

Porter, who averages just 7.5 points, had the big performance in only his third start of the season. His previous career high was 25 points. He also grabbed 12 rebounds.

It was a key win for the Nuggets, who were missing three starters. Jamal Murray sat out with left hamstring tightness, forward Will Barton sat out with left knee soreness and guard Gary Harris sat out with a strained right hip.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points, Chris Paul had 23 and Danilo Gallinari added 20 for the Thunder, who also were short-handed. Thunder coach Billy Donovan said Dennis Schroder, the team’s No. 3 scorer for the season, left the bubble to join his wife for the birth of their second child.

■ T.J. Warren kept up his red-hot restart with 34 more points, helping the Pacers pull away from the Wizards for a 111-100 victory. Two nights after scoring a career-best 53 points in the Pacers’ first game at Walt Disney World, Warren had 16 points in the third quarter to spark a 22-2 run after the Wizards had fought back into the game. The Pacers pulled within a game of the Heat for fourth place in the East.

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