Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey's 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night.
On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers are wrapping up their road trip with a matchup against the Denver Nuggets. The Sixers are already aware they’ll be shor
Their road trip will continue as they head out to face the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center. The Nuggets are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 120.4 points per game this season.
The Denver Nuggets snapped a three-game losing streak on Friday night, taking down the Philadelphia 76ers by the final score of 137-134 at the Wells
It took a near triple-double from Nikola Jokic, another 30-point performance from a new-look Jamal Murray and efficient scoring nights from Michael Porter Jr. and Julian Strawther, but the Denver Nuggets picked up their first win of the road trip Friday against a Philadelphia 76ers team that was without Joel Embiid and Paul George.
Jamal Murray, sporting a fresh new afro, played a fantastic game himself with 31 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds. He was locked in from the jump and made several important plays throughout the game. His overall production speaks for itself, but it was his control of the game and poise throughout that stood out to me.
The Denver Nuggets came to Philadelphia to play the 76ers and trying to get off of a three game losing streak. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Michael
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Nikola Jokic buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to help Denver snap a losing streak on the road, where the 76ers hung around without Joel Embiid and Paul George.
The 76ers are just 19-27 on the season, sitting outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Missing Paul George and Joel Embiid for Friday's matchup against the Nuggets was expected to give Denver a huge advantage, but the 76ers have held tight.
The Denver Nuggets (28-19) look to get back on track as they visit the red-hot Philadelphia 76ers (19-27) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on ESPN.