CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 assists and 14 rebounds to pass Oscar Robertson for the second-most triple-doubles in NBA history and the Denver Nuggets ended a three-game skid with a 136-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
It was Jokic's 182nd regular-season triple-double, 19th this season and second in as many games. He trails only Russell Westbrook, who has 207.
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Denver Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas (17) reacts after drawing a foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) sticks his hands in his jersey during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago Bulls forward Isaac Okoro (35) drunks the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15), right, handles the ball as Chicago Bulls center Nick Richards (13) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15), right, handles the ball as Chicago Bulls center Nick Richards (13) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Jamal Murray had 28 points and 11 assists and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 points for the Nuggets, who capped a three-game road trip with a win after losing at Detroit and New York.
Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and Collin Sexton added 17 for the Bulls, who have lost four straight.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good. Jokic and Julian Strawther capped the run with consecutive 3-pointers.
Chicago went the first six minutes of the fourth before making its first field goal and finished the final period 5 for 17 from the floor.
Jokic had nine points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in 17 first-half minutes, but the Bulls led 65-59 at the intermission.
Nuggets: Host Cleveland on Monday night.
Bulls: Visit Brooklyn on Monday night.
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Denver Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas (17) reacts after drawing a foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) sticks his hands in his jersey during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago Bulls forward Isaac Okoro (35) drunks the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15), right, handles the ball as Chicago Bulls center Nick Richards (13) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15), right, handles the ball as Chicago Bulls center Nick Richards (13) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, ending a troubled tenure three days after the newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff, saying that after two years of transformation, “now is the right time for me to step aside.” The Post's chief financial officer, Jeff D'Onofrio, was appointed temporary publisher.
Neither Lewis nor the newspaper's billionaire owner Jeff Bezos participated in the meeting with staff members announcing the layoffs on Wednesday. While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post's renowned sports section, the elimination of its photography staff and sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington and overseas.
They came on top of widespread talent defections in recent years at the newspaper, which lost tens of thousands of subscribers following Bezos' order late in the 2024 presidential campaign pulling back from a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris, and a subsequent reorienting of its opinion section in a more conservative direction.
Martin Baron, the Post’s first editor under Bezos, condemned his former boss this week for attempting to curry favor with President Donald Trump and called what has happened at the newspaper “a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
The British-born Lewis was a former top executive at The Wall Street Journal before taking over at The Post in January 2024. His tenure has been rocky from the start, marked by layoffs and a failed reorganization plan that led to the departure of former top editor Sally Buzbee.
His initial choice to take over for Buzbee, Robert Winnett, withdrew from the job after ethical questions were raised about both he and Lewis' actions while working in England. They include paying for information that produced major stories, actions that would be considered unethical in American journalism. The current executive editor, Matt Murray, took over shortly thereafter.
Lewis didn't endear himself to Washington Post journalists with blunt talk about their work, at one point saying in a staff meeting that they needed to make changes because not enough people were reading their work.
This week's layoffs have led to some calls for Bezos to either increase his investment in The Post or sell it to someone who will take a more active role. Lewis, in his note, praised Bezos: “The institution could not have had a better owner,” he said.
“During my tenure, difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post so it can for many years ahead publish high-quality nonpartisan news to millions of customers each day,” Lewis said.
The Washington Post Guild, the union representing staff members, called Lewis' exit long overdue.
“His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution,” the Guild said in a statement. “But it’s not too late to save The Post. Jeff Bezos must immediately rescind these layoffs or sell the paper to someone willing to invest in its future.”
Bezos did not mention Lewis in a statement saying D'Onofrio and his team are positioned to lead The Post into “an exciting and thriving next chapter.”
“The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity,” Bezos said. “Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus.”
D'Onofrio, who joined the paper last June after jobs at the digital ad management company Raptive, Google, Zagat and Major League Baseball, said in a note to staff that "we are ending a hard week of change with more change.
“This is a challenging time across all media organizations, and The Post is unfortunately no exception,” he wrote. “I've had the privilege of helping chart the course of disrupters and cultural stalwarts alike. All faced economic headwinds in changing industry landscapes, and we rose to meet those moments. I have no doubt we will do just that, together.”
David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social.
Protesters outside of the Washington Post office demonstrate following a mass layoff, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Protesters outside of the Washington Post office demonstrate following a mass layoff, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
A protester holds a cutout of Jeff Bezos' face outside of the Washington Post office following a mass layoff, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
