Peyton Watson scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both career highs, Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night.

Zion Williamson had 14 points in 29 minutes in his return to the New Orleans lineup. He missed the previous eight games with a left hamstring injury.

The triple-double was the ninth of the season for Jokic, who also had a season-high nine turnovers before fouling out with 2:44 left. Watson, who made a career-high five 3-pointers, recorded the first double-double of his four-year career.

Jamal Murray scored 16 points, Jonas Valanciunas and Cameron Johnson added 14 points each and Bruce Brown had 12 points for the Nuggets, who were without Aaron Gordon (bilateral hamstrin

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