As the Philadelphia 76ers battled it out against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, their star guard Tyrese Maxey moved up the team’s leaderboard in shooting f

Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey's 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night.

The closing minutes turned into an offensive duel between Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers’ All-Star snub, and Nikola Jokić, the Denver Nuggets’ three-time MVP. And Jokić’s scoring and playmaking — including a crucial floater with 12.

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers fought hard against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, but ultimately, Nikola Jokic’s late-game heroics proved too much. The reigning three-time MVP led Denver to a 137-134 victory despite Maxey’s stellar 42-point performance.

It took a near triple-double from Nikola Jokic, another 30-point performance from a new-look Jamal Murray and efficient scoring nights from Michael Porter Jr. and Julian Strawther, but the Denver Nuggets picked up their first win of the road trip Friday against a Philadelphia 76ers team that was without Joel Embiid and Paul George.