Nuggets star Nikola Jokic recorded his 19th triple-double of the season with 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. Tyrese Maxey lead all scorers with 28.
Jokic suggested the idea as the "NBA on TNT" crew asked him to sing the rap song on air in their postgame interview. “I don’t know (the lyrics) anymore, but I’m going to (learn) it. Maybe I’m going to perform,” Jokic said. The crew then reacted to Jokic’s suggestion, proposing it to happen during the All-Star game in February.
The Denver Nuggets faced one of their biggest challenges ... in for Jokic while he has been out has been veteran big man DeAndre Jordan. after Wednesday’s win, point guard Jamal Murray joked ...
After starting Wednesday's loss to Houston, Jordan will head back to Denver's bench in the return of Nikola Jokic (illness) on Friday. Over his past five games (two starts), Jordan is averaging 5.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 16.3 minutes.
Perhaps no other team in the NBA has such a distance between their best and second-best player than the Denver Nuggets ... While it is true that DeAndre Jordan isn't exactly a high-level backup ...
Meanwhile, Caldwell-Pope’s replacement in the Denver starting lineup had an exceptional showing in Orlando. Christian Braun went for 20 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and a block. It was his sixth career 20-point game and his second this week.
Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108.
Aaron Gordon has been key to an improved Nuggets bench. Even when he returns to the starting lineup, Denver will need more of him when Nikola Jokic is off the court.
The Denver Nuggets continued to handle their business, taking their road blowout streak home with them and dismantling the injured Philadelphia 76ers
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Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half and led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Nikola Jokic always dominates, but it was great to see so many teammates join in on the scoring last night.