Following Tuesday night's 117-109 victory over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs, Nikola Jokic spoke to reporters with regards to his pregame ping-pong match with Denver Nuggets equipment manager Sparky Gonzalez.

“He beat me one time, and I beat him, so it's one to one,” Jokic said with a smile. “But I think he put something in my paddle because I was missing every shot. He was laughing and I couldn't figure out why, so he probably put something in my paddle or the ball… something.”

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Jokic, now 22 years of age, finished Tuesday night's game with his fourth triple-double of this season, scoring 23 points on 8-15 shooting from the field (2-5 from beyond the arc), 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and one block.

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Tuesday night's game was close until the third quarter, when the Nuggets finally managed to pull away. In fact, Denver outscored San Antonio 30-19 in the final frame of play.

“A win is a win,” Jokic told ESPN. “We're going to take it.”

“I was aggressive and then they started collapsing on me and I just made an extra pass,” Jokic continued. “That was an easy, easy game for me.”

The Nuggets, now the 4th-ranked team in the Northwest Division standings with a 31-26 overall record, will beback in action on Thursday night, as they're scheduled to face the Milwaukee Bucks inside the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. EST with Altitude and Fox Sports Wisconsin having live broadcast coverage.