Nikola scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth and Denver clinched the Northwest Division title.

Denver missed out on the playoffs by a game the last two seasons and now have a chance to secure the No. 2 seed for the first time since 2008-09. The Nuggets would need to win their last three games and have Golden State lose its final three to be the No. 1 seed.

The players and coaches weren’t worried about catching the Warriors. They were enjoying the win and the climb from playoff purgatory to a budding title contender.

The 33 home wins are the most since 2012-13 when they set a franchise record with 38. … Jokic now has 55 double-doubles this season. He has 12 triple-doubles, second to Russell Westbrook with 31.

HEAVEN HELP US

Denver was 2 of 10 from long range in the first half and finished the game hitting 25.9 percent from 3-point range.

„We just can’t make shots right now,“ Jokic said. „Twenty percent. We need help, maybe God. At least 30 percent.“

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