12 HIGHLIGHTS OF A BASKETBALL GAME NBA: Nikola Jokic stars as Denver Nuggets beat Minnesota Timberwolves to top Western Conference to star: essere protagonista to beat: battere to top: per arrivare al vertice di Nikola Jokic scored a game-high 41 points to help the Denver Nuggets reclaim top spot in the Western Conference with a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jokic added eleven rebounds, seven assists and three steals on Wednesday night. to score: segnare game-high: massimo punteggio realizzato da un giocatore in una partita top spot: posto in cima victory over: vittoria su rebound: recupero assist: servizio steal: furto (di palla) Denver lead the Western Conference by one game with two regular-season matches remaining. The defending NBA champions are favorites to claim the number one seed and home advantage for the play-offs. to lead by game/s: essere in testa per partita/e defending champion: campione in carica seed: testa di serie home advantage: vantaggio in casa The Timberwolves are now tied for second place in the West with the Oklahoma City Thunder, who thrashed the San Antonio Spurs 127-89. to be tied for with: essere alla pari con per to thrash: sconfiggere, travolgere Injury-hit San Antonio were without star rookie Victor Wembanyama, who was ruled out with an injured ankle, while Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan also missed out through injury. injury-hit: infortunato rookie: esordiente to rule out: esonerare to miss out through: essere assenti per Elsewhere in the Western Conference, Devin Booker scored 37 points as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 124-108. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers moved to within one win of securing an Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 110-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. to score points: segnare punti to defeat: sconfiggere win: vittoria to secure a spot: garantirsi il posto Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 54 points scoring 29 and 25 respectively as the Dallas Mavericks ended the Miami Heat s chances of a top-six seed with a 111-92 win. to end the chances: mettere fine alle possibilit Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/68786607 26 Nikola Jokic tO PlaY