Nikola Jokic recorded 21 points and 16 assists to help the Denver Nuggets notch a 119-111 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

Denver secured its fourth consecutive victory with the help of 20 points from Reggie Jackson and 19 points and 10 rebounds from Michael Porter Jr. For the Nuggets, Julian Strawther finished with 11 points while Justin Holiday and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each scored 15 points.

Phoenix’s Kevin Durant had 30 points, 11 assists and three blocked shots and moved into the top 10 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He posted his seventh straight 30-point outing but missed all 10 of his second-half field-goal attempts to finish 8 of 25 from the field.

Jusuf Nurkic scored a season-best 31 points for the Suns, who were without Devin Booker (sprained right ankle). Booker was hurt in the Suns’ Wednesday loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Denver star Jamal Murray (sprained right ankle) sat out for the 12th time in the past 13 games. He missed 11 in a row with a hamstring injury before hurting his ankle in the Nuggets’ Wednesday victory over the Houston Rockets. Aaron Gordon (right heel) missed his fourth straight game for the Nuggets.

Durant passed Hall of Famer Moses Malone (27,409) in the second quarter to move into 10th place in career scoring. Durant’s total sits at 27,423 points.

Denver shot 56.8 percent from the field, including 12 of 32 (37.5 percent) from 3-point range.

Eric Gordon scored 16 points for the Suns, who connected on 46.4 percent of their shots and made 9 of 27 (33.3 percent) from behind the arc. Grayson Allen added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Okogie also scored 13 points.

Durant made two free throws with 3:20 left to bring Phoenix within one. However, Porter hit a jumper and Caldwell-Pope buried a 3-pointer to give Denver a 114-108 lead with 2:33 remaining.

With 45 seconds remaining, Nurkic moved inside and was called for an offensive foul after his elbow struck Jokic in the face, putting the Suns behind by three points. The Nuggets were awarded the ball and two free throws (of which Jokic made one) after the foul was upgraded to a flagrant one.

With 24.1 seconds remaining on the next possession, Jokic drove through the lane for a touchdown, giving Denver a 117-111 lead. With 5.2 seconds remaining, Porter made two free throws to seal the victory.

The Nuggets led 70-63 at the half after shooting 67.4 percent from the field in the first half. Before the half, Durant scored 22 points to lead the Suns, while Jackson led Denver with 14 points.