Jamal Murray scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic finished with 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Friday night.
The Denver Nuggets haven’t looked like a championship contender at almost any point since Nikola Jokić returned from his knee injury. Their mediocre play hit a low-point in Memphis—in what was something of a schedule loss but still hard to swallow—for a fanbase sure the team would return to contention post-All-Star break.
It definitely didn’t feel like Denver’s night for long stretches, but championship-level teams have a way of flipping games without warning. Down for most of the contest and struggling to slow down Toronto’s balanced attack, the Nuggets leaned on shot-making and composure when it mattered most.
The Denver Nuggets have not had much team success recently, highlighted by their upset loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has been especially disappointing.
The Denver Nuggets are at home on Friday night as they host the Toronto Raptors in an interconference showdown. Denver enters Friday’s game with a 42-28 record after losing on the road to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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The Denver Nuggets might be in for some surprises from the Toronto Raptors defensively in their upcoming home matchup, according to their head coach, Darko Rajakovic.
Despite a recent rough stretch, the Denver Nuggets still have a clear goal of competing for a championship this postseason. With three-time MVP Nikola Jokic leading the way, with co-stars like Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon around him, there is reason to believe they are still capable of title contention.
The Denver Nuggets suffered a tough loss at Memphis on Wednesday night, but they don't have time to dwell on it with the Toronto Raptors in town on Friday.
The Denver Nuggets have just 12 games remaining in their regular season, are 5-5 in their last 10 games, and sit at a lowly sixth place in the Western Conference as the clock slowly ticks down before the postseason gets underway.
The Denver Nuggets suffered one of their worst losses of the season on Wednesday night, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 125-118. It was a poor performance all around for the Nuggets, outside of a couple of strong outings by Christian Braun and Cam Johnson, but Nikola Jokic's statline certainly stands out more than any other.
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The Denver Nuggets fell 125-118 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday in what was a shocking upset. After the Nuggets’ ghastly loss to the Grizzlies, there was a sentiment that the Nuggets were not NBA title contenders, according to insider Adam Mares.
The Denver Nuggets probably entered FedExForum on Wednesday thinking that they would get an easy win against the Memphis Grizzlies. The opposite, however, happened, as the Grizzlies upset the Nuggets, 125-118.
In a surprising upset at this point in the NBA season, the tanking Memphis Grizzlies outplayed the championship-contending Denver Nuggets to pick up their 24th win of the season in a 125-118 final on Wednesday night.
The Denver Nuggets won three of their previous four games before facing the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, including two wins against top-five seeds in the Western Conference.
With the postseason looming, the Denver Nuggets hold a respectable 42-27 record while scrapping for one of the top seeds in a loaded Western Conference.
From the opening minutes, this never felt like a game that would swing the other way. The Denver Nuggets came out sharp, organized, and completely in control, rolling to a 124-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Christian Braun had 22 points, Cameron Johnson scored 18, and the host Denver Nuggets used a big first half to rout the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, 124-96, on Tuesday night.
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Cameron Johnson admits his first season with the Nuggets has come with its share of adjustments. With about a month left in the regular season, Johnson said he is still working through the process of settling into his role, according to Bennett Durando of the Denver Post.
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