For much of the first half of the season, Nikola Jokic was going crazy. His statistical production and consistency were insane, and the burden he was carrying matched that level. Jokic was one half of a dynamic duo, but Jamal Murray too a while to get there.
This time, after his 45-point statement for a national TV audience, he reflected on his roller-coaster half-season with a look inward. “I guarantee I’m talking worse to myself than anybody will,”
The Nuggets have a number of players listed on the NBA injury report for Tuesday night's game against the Mavericks.
Jokic leads the NBA with 18 triple-doubles this season. He has now secured 13 of those triple-doubles before the fourth quarter. That means Jokic has more triple-doubles in three quarters than any other team has in four quarters.
Jamal Murray ignited for 45 points against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. His incredible performance was his first game scoring 40 or more since Game 2 of the first round of the 2022-23 playoffs.
Nikola Jokić has been out for two straight games and is questionable Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. With him missing time this season, it has been a huge question as to what Denver Nuggets team will show up.
Jamal Murray led the way for Denver, scoring 45 points and dishing out six assists. While Murray’s performance was a great once, Nikola Jokić stole the show as he made NBA history in the game.
The Nuggets vanquished the Heat in Jimmy Butler’s return from a seven-game suspension. Jamal Murray lit up everything in front of him. And Nikola Jokić had his 17th triple-double of the season. “I thought our guards did a hell of a job on [Tyler] Herro and [Duncan] Robinson,
If Murray can build off his performance on Tuesday, the Nuggets will be a tough team to contend with in the playoffs.
Nuggets Top Performers Nikola Jokić: 24 points (9-12 FG), 12 rebounds, 10 assists Nikola Jokić totals his 18th career triple double on at least 75% shooting, tying Wilt Chamberlain for most in NBA history Jamal Murray: 30 points,
The Nuggets dispatched the Nets, and Nikola Jokić, who missed the last two games with an illness, plus Russell Westbrook, logged triple-doubles.  They started the night back peddling, as the Nets made their initial five attempts,
DALLAS — Jamal Murray has a tendency to make situations more difficult on himself. When he slithers around a ball screen from Nikola Jokic or isolates in open space, his instinct and his dribble ...