Jokic Scores Season-High 39, Nuggets Beat Hornets 123-110
The Denver Nuggets knocked off the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday for their 10th straight home victory. The Nuggets are off to their best NBA start in franchise history.
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The Denver Nuggets knocked off the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday for their 10th straight home victory. The Nuggets are off to their best NBA start in franchise history.
After watching the Sacramento Kings run off 66 first-half points, the Denver Nuggets focused on defense in the second half and let Jamal Murray take care of the rest.
Pass rusher Bradley Chubb finished his rookie season with an impressive 12 sacks.
Denver improved to 4-1 in the second of back-to-back games this season. The Nuggets made a season-high 18 3s for the second straight night.
Jamal Murray scored 31 points, Monte Morris hit two big free throws with 7.2 seconds remaining and the Denver Nuggets held off the San Antonio Spurs 102-99 on Friday night to extend their home winning streak to eight.
Denver, which leads the Northwest Division by a half-game over Oklahoma City, is 13-3 at home but 8-8 on the road.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 19 points in 20 minutes before being ejected.
At 21-9, the Nuggets matched the 1976-77 squad for the best start through 30 games in the franchise's NBA history.
The topic: Denver leading the Western Conference and whether teams are starting to take the Nuggets more seriously.
Nikola Jokic scored 26 points, Jamal Murray had 15 of his 19 in the fourth quarter and the banged-up Nuggets rallied past the equally banged-up Toronto Raptors.
Nikola Jokic scored 24 points, Jamal Murray had 19 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-98 on Friday night after Murray and Russell Westbrook had a heated exchange.
Think twice about those ballpark hotdogs. A new study says Denver's three professional sports arenas rank among the worst in the country for health inspection violations.
Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 12 rebounds, while backup Monte Morris tied a career high with 20 points as the Nuggets knocked off the Grizzlies, 105-99.
John Collins was most pleased that Atlanta avenged a blowout loss to Denver.
The Charlotte Hornets snapped the Denver Nuggets' seven-game win streak with a 113-107 victory on Friday.