Basketball

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 assists, Jamal Murray finished with 26 points and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 on Saturday night in a late-season showdown of the NBA’s conference leaders.

MIAMI (AP) — All the Brooklyn Nets needed, coach Jacque Vaughn insisted, was one win. They got it, and made it look easy.

ATLANTA (AP) — John Collins led eight Atlanta scorers in double figures with 21 points and the Hawks' overcame Jordan Nwora's season-high 33 points to beat the Indiana Pacers 143-130 on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks star Trae Young was ejected after heaving the ball hard to referee Scott Wall in the third quarter of Atlanta's 143-130 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

MIAMI (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are not expecting guard Ben Simmons to play again this season, though no final decision will be made until the three-time All-Star meets with a back specialist, coach Jacque Vaughn said Saturday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack understands why the question gets asked. He plays for a school that’s won five national championships in football.

Utah Jazz (35-38, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (44-29, third in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Kings -9.

Milwaukee Bucks (53-20, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (49-24, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -2.

Indiana Pacers (33-41, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (36-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 5 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs (19-55, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (51-23, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hits the road against Boston looking to end its four-game road slide.