SAN ANTONIO — Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in the first half of his 65th game to become NBA award eligible and the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-118 on Sunday night to secure the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Denver had seven players score in double figures, including Julian Strawther with 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas, who finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds. READ: NBA: Nuggets win 11th straight, top Thunder in battle of reserves Jokić is up to 23 PTS in the first half 🃏 Nuggets hold a commanding lead after going on […]...Keep on reading: NBA: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets top Wembanyama-less Spurs for No. 3 seed