Jokić says booing fans ‘not welcome’ after Nuggets rally from 23 points down to beat Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans 135-141 Denver Nuggets (OT)Nuggets fans showed displeasure at half-timeNikola Jokić scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from 23 points down to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 on Saturday night.Jokić had his 199th career triple-double in the regular season, second to Russell Westbrook, who retired with 209. Continue reading…

Nikola Jokić scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and short-handed Denver rallied from 23 points down Nikola Jokić scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from 23 points down to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 on Saturday night. Jokić had his 199th career triple-double in the regular season, second to Russell Westbrook, who retired with 209. Sections of the Nuggets home crowd booed the team when they went into half-time 73-57 down. After the game, Jokić made his displeasure clear.

“We got booed at our first home game, and I think those fans who booed us, they don’t need to come anymore,” Jokić said. “If you guys follow us, you know that we never quit and we’ve come back from much worse situations. So, if they ask me, they are not welcome anymore.” Jamal Murray scored 42 points and rookie Trevon Brazille had seven of his 17 points in overtime in his home debut for Denver, which took an early lead in overtime. His corner three-pointer with 1:25 left