Jokic scores 40, outduels Wembanyama and Nuggets top Spurs 136-134 in OT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 136-134 in overtime Saturday to snap the Spurs’ 11-game winning streak.

Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon scored 15 for the Nuggets.

Gordon scored with 6.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, then forced Victor Wembanyama into a miss on the final shot of regulation.

Wembanyama finished with 34 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists and five blocked shots for the Spurs, who lost for only the third time in their last 30 games.

Stephon Castle scored 20 points for San Antonio, while Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie each scored 18 for the Spurs.

Castle’s three-point play midway through the second quarter put the Spurs up 57-44, that 13-point margin the biggest that they would hold all afternoon.

Wembanyama scored with 9:08 remaining to put San Antonio up 107-96. The Spurs were 48-2 this season in games where they held double-digit leads in the fourth quarter.

They’re 48-3 now — with two of those losses against the Nuggets, who rallied from a 13-point deficit in the fourth to beat San Antonio on March 12.

Denver held San Antonio to 33% shooting the rest of the way, outscoring the Spurs 40-27 in the final 14 minutes of the game including overtime.

Jokic had 16 of his points in those final 14 minutes, while Denver held Wembanyama to 1 for 4 shooting in that span.

Spurs: Host Philadelphia on Monday.

Nuggets: Host Portland on Monday.

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives the lane past San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle during overtime of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, front, pursues a loose ball with Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets guard Bruce Brown reacts after getting hurt while driving to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets guard Bruce Brown, left, reacts after being injured while driving past San Antonio Spurs forward Luke Kornet in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, right, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon defends during overtime of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts left Saturday's game at Washington after the top of the first inning because of right lower back pain.

Betts was starting at shortstop and batting third when he drew a walk in the first and eventually scored on Freddie Freeman's two-run double. He was replaced in the field by Miguel Rojas before the bottom of the inning. The Dodgers went on to win 10-5.

Manager Dave Roberts said postgame that Betts would have an MRI on Saturday night and is unlikely to play Sunday.

“It was running the bases, scoring on that double,” Roberts said. “It's certainly more moderate than significant.”

Still, Roberts indicated Betts will not be rushed back for the series finale at Washington — or even the following game on the turf at Toronto on Monday.

“I don't want to get too far ahead of what we're going to do,” Roberts said. “We'll huddle up and see if we need to get a player here. ... He certainly won't be playing the next couple days, I would assume."

The 33-year-old Betts is coming off a 2025 season in which he played 150 games. He scuffled through the postseason but began the 6-6-3 double play that won Game 7 of the World Series for Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts throws to first base for an out on a ball hit by Washington Nationals' Luis García Jr. during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)