DENVER (AP) — On the night the Denver Nuggets celebrated Nikola Jokic’s second straight MVP trophy and their superstar tied Wilt Chamberlain for sixth all-time with his 78th triple-double, it was Jamal Murray who got the strongest hugs from his coach and biggest ovations from the crowd.

“It’s been a minute since I got to feel that,” Murray said after scoring 16 points in Denver’s 122-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in his first home game in more than 18 months.

Murray, who missed last season with a torn left ACL he sustained in San Francisco in April 2020, sank a pair of free throws with 9.7 seconds left to put the Nuggets ahead by four and Jokic capped the scoring by sinking one of two foul shots with 2.5 seconds remaining when Murray came out an embrace from coach Michael Malone and the sellout crowd of 19,983.

Jokic had 19 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists for the Nuggets, whose flight following their big win at Golden State barely beat the sunrise Saturday.

Michael Porter Jr. added 22 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in 21 points. Rookie Christian Braun had a trio of 3s as Denver shot 20-of-38 from long range.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 28 points and Josh Giddey had 19 points and 12 boards.

Just like the Timberwolves on Wednesday night, the Nuggets couldn’t shake the Thunder until the closing seconds.