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Nikola Jokic had a career-best 19 assists, while adding 18 points and nine rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers 125-116 on Monday night.

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the better teams in the Western Conference this season, reclaiming their spot among the elite squads. Denver is lead by star center Nikola Jokic but it is the role players around him that make this team dangerous.

Nikola Jokic posted 18 points and 19 assists and Aaron Gordon had 25 points to lead the Nuggets over the Pacers.

Gordon accumulated 25 points (11-17 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 24 minutes during Monday's 125-116 victory over Indiana. Gordon notched his highest point total since Nov.

Will face Indiana on Monday

Nikola Jokic had a career-best 19 assists, while adding 18 points and nine rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers

Nikola Jokic set a new career-high for assists in a game and led the Nuggets to a comfortable win to start a four-game road trip, while Aaron Gordon scored a team-high 25 points on efficient shooting for Denver.

First of all, this is a young man’s [laughter] game. I saw someone on Twitter say, ‘Wow, bro, you’re really going to call out dudes who have no cartilage in their knees?’ Like, come on, bro. I’m not that old.

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Nikola Jokic had a career-best 19 assists, while adding 18 points and nine rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers 125-116 on Monday