Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf, scuttling the highly anticipated showdown between MVP frontrunners.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf. That scuttled the highly anticipated showdown between MVP frontrunners that many felt could have decided whether Embiid, the runner-up the last two years, denies Jokic a third consecutive award. With Embi…

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.